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Cassini sees Daphnis

Cassini Gets Up Close and Personal With Saturn's 'Wavemaker' Moon Daphnis

By Ian O'Neill published

As NASA's Saturn mission skims the gas giant's rings, it's seeing incredible detail in the interactions between ring particles and a tiny moon's gravity.

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Saturn's moon Titan

Weird Clouds Linger on Saturn's Moon Titan

By Samantha Mathewson published

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Saturn's strange hexagon-shaped vortex and bands of swirling clouds are captured in this stunning new photo from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn Shines in Spectacular NASA Photo

By Samantha Mathewson published

A stunning new photo of Saturn's north pole spotlights the planet's bizarre hexagon-shaped vortex and beautiful bands of swirling winds.

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Saturn's rings part ways for the planet's moon Pan in this image taken July 2, 2016 by the Cassini spacecraft.

Moon Speck Captured in Stunning View of Saturn's Rings

By Stephanie Pappas published

A crisp view of Saturn's rings and one of its tiny moons makes big waves.

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Active Lost City hydrothermal vents

Saturn Moon Enceladus' Plumes May Resemble Earth's 'Lost City'

By Nola Taylor Redd published

Saturn's intriguing moon Enceladus could resemble Earth's Lost City, a network of hydrothermal vents in the Atlantic Ocean where life survives despite cold and darkness.

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Artist's illustration of "Planet Nine"

Is Mysterious 'Planet Nine' Tugging on NASA Saturn Probe?

By Shannon Hall published

Astronomers are homing in on the whereabouts of a hidden giant planet in our solar system, and could discover the unseen beast in roughly a year.

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Hexagon observations made by Cassini in 2012, taken in wavelengths ranging from UV to IR.

Bizarre Giant Hexagon on Saturn May Finally Be Explained

By Charles Q. Choi published

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The Cassini spacecraft's close view of the southern terrain of Saturn's moon Enceladus, which contains a massive global ocean under its surface, scientists recently confirmed.

An Ocean Flows Under Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus

By Nola Taylor Redd published

A slight wobble in the orbit of Saturn's moon Enceladus can only be explained by a global ocean beneath its crust.

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Bright Basin on Saturn's Moon Tethys

Giant Crater on Saturn Moon Tethys Dazzles in Spectacular Photo

By Mike Wall published

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Titan in October 2004

Saturn's Moon Titan Has Polar Winds, Just Like Earth

By Tanya Lewis published

In our solar system, the objects with rainfall, rivers and oceans can be counted on two fingers: Earth, and Saturn's moon Titan. Both also share a thick atmosphere, rocky ground and plate tectonics.

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