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Frigid Future for Ocean in Saturn's Moon   It may be hard to keep water from freezing on Saturn's moon Enceladus.     Mars and Saturn Get Together   Two bright planets approach each other during the next couple of weeks.     Long-Lived Lightning Storm Rages on Saturn   A powerful lightning storm is raging on the planet Saturn.     New Exhibit Brings Saturn Down to Earth   Saturn images are displayed at the American Museum of Natural History.     Saturn Storm Has Hurricane-Like Features   Vortex over Saturn's south pole has eye, eye walls like hurricanes on Earth.     Seeds of Life Found Near Saturn   Water vapor spewing from Saturn's moon Enceladus is gushing with organic molecules like a comet.     Evidence for Ocean Found at Saturn's Moon Titan   An ocean with the chemical ingredients of life may lie beneath Titan's ice.     The Vanishing Rings of Saturn   Astronomers notice Saturn's rings narrowing.     Saturn's Moon Might Have Rings, Too   may be the first moon we know of to have rings.     Spacecraft Beams Back New Views of Saturn Moon Despite Glitch   The Cassini spacecraft at Saturn has beamed back new views of an icy moon.     Spacecraft Flies Through Saturn Moon's Plumes   NASA's Cassini probe zipped through the icy plume of a Saturnian plume.     Spacecraft to Plunge Through Saturn Moon's Icy Plume   The Cassini probe will zip through the icy plume of a Saturn moon Wednesday.     More Strange Holes Found in Saturn's Rings   The findings are evidence of more "moonlets," scientists say.     Mystery of Saturn's Two-Faced Moon Solved   Astronomers closer to solving mystery of Saturn's moon Iapetus.     Geysers Gush from Cracks in Saturn's Moon   Plume jets on Enceladus erupt from cracks on the surface.     Length of Saturn's Day Revised   The few minutes could mean a world of difference for understanding the planet.     Mounting Mysteries at Saturn Keep Scientists Guessing   Humanity has known of Saturn since prehistory, but enigmas about this ringed world still abound.     Saturn's Mysterious G-ring Explained   A bright arc could be the source of Saturn's mysterious G-ring.     VIDEO: Saturn Hexagon   This nighttime view of Saturn's by Cassini's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer shows a bizarre six-sided hexagon feature encircling the entire north pole.     Venus and Saturn Converge   The goddess of beauty meets the Lord of the Rings     Boring Saturn Moons Lively After All   Streams of hot gas swirling around Saturn have been traced to two icy moons previously thought to be geologically dead worlds.     Constantly Colliding Clumps Found in Saturn's Rings   Saturn’s largest ring might appear solid when viewed from Earth, but closer inspection by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal it is composed of tightly packed clumps of particles separated by nearly empty gaps.     Cassini Probe Spies Source of Saturn's Jet Streams   Giant rotating storms, are the "engine" powering Saturn's jet stream winds.     Icy Volcanoes Likely Shape Saturn's Smooth Moon   Saturn's icy moon Dione may have much in common with its active sibling Enceladus.     Bizarre Hexagon Spotted on Saturn   One of the most bizarre weather patterns ever spotted has been photographed at Saturn, where astronomers have spotted a huge, six-sided feature circling the north pole.     Hubble Catches Saturn's Orbital Dance in New Movies   Astronomers have created three stunning movies of Saturn and its rings, using special techniques to extend still images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope into moving pictures that show the ringed planet in novel splendor.     New Images: Huge Seas on Saturn's Moon Titan   The Cassini spacecraft has found evidence for seas, likely filled with liquid methane or ethane, in the high northern latitudes of Saturn's moon Titan. One such feature is larger than any of the Great Lakes of North America and is about the same size as several seas on Earth.     Striking New Photo and Video of Saturn's Rings   The Cassini spacecraft has captured a fresh view of Saturn from high above the planet's gorgeous rings.     Saturn's Moon Titan a World of Rivers and Lakes   Images shot last summer by NASA's Cassini spacecraft provide the strongest evidence yet that Titan, a saturnian moon and one of the most Earth-like celestial body in the solar system, is dotted with a multitude of liquid lakes.     Moon of Saturn Sprays Cosmic Graffiti   Icy particles ejected from a geyser on Saturn's moon Enceladus is blanketing other nearby satellites in reflective dust and ice, making them unusually bright, a new study suggest.     New Theory Behind 'Cold Faithful' on Saturnian Moon   The enormous plume erupting on Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, may be emanating from a substance much colder than liquid water, scientists announced today.     Freak One-Eyed Monster Storm Spotted on Saturn   NASA's Cassini spacecraft has seen something never before seen on another planet -- a hurricane-like storm at Saturn's south pole with a well-developed eye, ringed by towering clouds.     Saturn’s Shadow Sheds Light on Rings   NASA scientists discover two new rings around Saturn, and think the planet’s missing moons could be lurking nearby.     Saturn's Moon Did Cosmic Flop   Saturn's moon Enceladus might have rolled over on its side sometime in the past, a suggestion that would account for a strange finding made by the Cassini spacecraft.     Saturn's Rings Created by Collision   Oddly shaped gaps hint at "moonlets" and support the theory that the rings are the broken remains of an icy moon shattered long ago.     Researcher Touts Saturn’s Titan As New Exploration Goal   HOUSTON, Texas – A leading planetary scientist said that Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, should be targeted for a new round of outer planet exploration.     The 30-Year Forecast: Predicting Titan's Clouds   The new computer model will help scientists predict where and when large seasonal clouds will appear and disappear across the moon, enabling them to plan productive future observations of the hazy moon.     Active Moon of Saturn Excites Astronomers   The international Cassini spacecraft has found visual evidence that Saturn's moon Enceladus is geologically active.     New Pictures of Saturn’s Battered Moons   New Cassini images of Saturn's moons Hyperion and Tethys.     Saturn Surprise: One Ring is Actually a Spiral   Ever since Voyager 1 returned detailed images of Saturn's F ring back in 1980, astronomers have struggled to understand its bizarre features.     Shoreline Spotted on Saturn's Moon Titan   A long-sought feature on the smoggy moon suggest a sea and rivers of methane or other hydrocarbons.     Scientists Reconsider Habitability of Saturn's Moon   Recent findings from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft and new discoveries about organisms here on Earth that thrive in extreme conditions are causing scientists to rethink the possibility that there may be life on Saturn's cloudy moon Titan.     Gallery: Imagining Saturn and Titan   Artist Kees Veenenbos used real spacecraft data to render scenes of Saturn and Titan.     New View of Titan: Strong Winds, Soft Ground and Lightning   A new series of reports from Huygens reveals more of Titan's secrets.     Recent Changes in Saturn Rings Puzzle Scientists   Saturn's trademark shimmering rings, which have dazzled astronomers since Galileo's time, have dramatically changed over just the past 25 years.     Rings Too Good for Saturn, Have Own Atmosphere   New Cassini data reveals that Saturn’s rings have their own oxygen atmosphere.     Puzzling Hot Spot Found on Moon of Saturn   The recent discovery of a hot spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus could explain an old mystery, but it also presents a new puzzle of its own.     Outer Planet-Palooza! Europa, Titan Missions Get Support   BOULDER, Colorado – In the wake of the success if the Cassini mission to Saturn, there is overwhelming support for dispatching a spacecraft to Jupiter’s moon, Europa – an ice-covered world that may support an ocean, possibly teeming with life. Another high-priority target is Titan, a moon of Saturn.     Unmasking Titan: Volcano Spotted on Saturn's Smoggy Moon   Scientists think they've spotted a source of Titan's methane.     Doorstep Astronomy: See Saturn and Jupiter Now!   Both planets are bright and easy to find in the evening sky.     The Cassini Mission and Astrobiology   Much of our thinking about Mars, Europa and even M-star planets builds on an Earth-based paradigm for life – in particular, on a requirement for liquid water. Titan is the one world we are investigating in detail that in most respects falls outside this usual model     Cassini Finds an Atmosphere on Saturn's Moon Enceladus   The Cassini spacecraft has revealed that Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has a significant atmosphere.     Scrutinizing Saturn: Astronomers Get Best Views Ever   A host of new images and data reveal new rings, possible moons, and oxygen in the planet's rings.     Crater Face: 24 Surface Features Named on Saturn's Moon Phoebe   Twenty-four of the largest craters on Phoebe, the small, retrograde outer moon of Saturn have been assigned names by the International Astronomical Union.     Titan: A World that Never Grew Up   The frozen moon of Saturn has all the ingredients for life, but that latest analysis suggests it never had a chance.     Bright Lights, Eerie 'Heartbeat' at Saturn   Researchers expected Saturn's aurora to have characteristics in between the lights of Earth and Jupiter. Instead, they found some surprises.     Carolyn Porco: Keeping an Eye in Saturn   Carolyn Porco was 13 years old when she experienced her first ‘cosmic connection’. She was on a rooftop in Bronx, of all the unlikely places, peering through a friend’s telescope when she caught her first glimpse of Saturn. It was a pivotal moment for Porco. now leader of the imaging team on the Cassini mission to the ringed world, as it was then where she discovered her life’s passion.     Astronomers Find 'Hot Spot' on Saturn   HONOLULU (AP) -- Astronomers using a giant telescope atop a volcano have discovered a hot spot at the tip of Saturn's south pole.     Titan: A World of Its Own   OK, everyone anticipated that Titan was going to be interesting, but few expected it to be weirder than Michael Jackson.     Sky Showpiece: See Saturn and Titan   With the bright Moon having departed the evening sky, this is the week to enjoy Saturn.     Titan's Methane Not Produced by Life, Scientists Say   FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Saturn's largest moon contains all the ingredients for life, but senior scientists studying data from a European probe ruled out the possibility Titan's abundant methane stems from living organisms.     Touchdown on Titan: Huygens Probe Hits its Mark   A European probe has successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan, a mysterious satellite that has perplexed astronomers for decades, with science data still streaming down to researchers on the ground.     ESA Prepares to Land Probe on Titan   A European probe is bearing down on Saturn's mysterious moon Titan, set for a Friday rendezvous that will transfix researchers on two continents.     Hints of Unseen Moons in Saturn's Rings   Several new observations suggest Saturn's rings are dotted by tiny unseen moons that are key players in shaping the rings.     Cassini Finds Mud in Saturn's Rings   Saturn's rings are a lot dirtier than originally believed, according to new observations by the Cassini spacecraft that show that the inner regions are packed with rock and mud.     Cassini Hears Puzzling Lightning at Saturn   Like Voyager before it, the Cassini spacecraft has detected lightning at Saturn, but with a twist. The NASA probe recorded the electrical activity on a radio receiver.     Titan: A Good Mystery   When was the last time you read a good mystery novel, or munched popcorn while watching a mystery flick at your local theater? Now we’re participating in cracking a real mystery—what’s beneath the clouds that cover Saturn’s moon, Titan.     Shock to the (Solar) System: Coronal Mass Ejection Tracked to Saturn   In a dramatic proof that solar coronal mass ejection (CME) events affect even the outermost portions of the Solar System, scientists have traced an interplanetary shock from the Sun to Earth to Jupiter to Saturn.     Inside the Giants: Puzzling Differences in Jupiter and Saturn   Scientist aren't sure what the interiors of Jupiter and Saturn look like or how the planets formed. But a new study of their insides suggests they took starkly different paths to giant status.     Cassini Snaps Closest Images Ever of Saturn's Moon Titan   UPDATE: This image is one of the closest ever taken of Saturn's hazy moon Titan. It was captured by Cassini on Oct. 26, 2004. The small circle is an artifact of the camera.     Strange Shadows: Saturn's Two-Faced Moon       New Images of Titan Baffle Astronomers   Pictures and data from the Cassini spacecraft have presented scientists with a major mystery.     Saturn's Moon Phoebe: Old, Beaten and Still Mysterious       Surfing Titan: Huge Waves Possible on Saturn's Moon       Winds of Serious Change at Saturn Surprise Astronomers       New Moon Found Around Saturn, Inching Total to 31       VIDEO: Cassini’s Crossing   The Cassini spacecraft sees this view of Saturn's rings twice per orbit. Watch for moons large and small!     NASA Extends Cassini Probe's Mission at Saturn   Mission at Saturn for Cassini probe is extended by two years and 60 orbits.     Students to Take Command of Saturn Probe   A NASA contests turns control of a Saturn probe over to students for a day.     The Vanishing Rings of Saturn   Astronomers notice Saturn's rings narrowing.     Saturn's Moon Might Have Rings, Too   may be the first moon we know of to have rings.     Mystery of Saturn's Watery Moon Solved   A hidden lake beneath the surface of Enceladus could support the moon's icy jets.     Saturn's Spots Mystify Astronomers   Cassini images show Saturn has two hotspots, one over each pole.     'Flying Saucers' Around Saturn Explained   The formation of strange moons in Saturn's rings have baffled scientists.     Saturn Ringed by Electric Doughnut   Saturn's doughnut-like ring current spins and is flattened into sheet by solar wind.     Saturn's Rings Older Than First Thought?   Saturn's shimmering rings may be as old as the solar system.     Saturn And 'Forbidden Planet' Movie Share Music   Saturn's radio emissions resemble the 'Forbidden Planet' soundtrack.     Scientists Mark Cassini Saturn Probe's 10th Anniversary   More than 1,400 scientists marked the 10th anniversary of Cassini-Huygens spacecraft.     Huygens Data Paint Turbulent Picture of Titan   Study maps turbulence in Titan's atmosphere and methane ice clouds.     Saturnian Moon Gets Glamour Shots   Cassini's fly-by of Saturn's walnut-shaped moon Iapetus gathers stunning images.     Cassini in Safe Mode After Saturn Flight   Cassini went into safe mode after successfully passing over the walnut-shaped Saturn moon Iapetus.     Cassini Spacecraft to Fly Through Moon's Geyser   Cassini spacecraft to fly through, sample icy jet of saturnian moon.     New 60th Moon of Saturn Discovered   A sixtieth moon of Saturn has been discovered and imaged.     Cassini Probe Spies Source of Saturn's Jet Streams   Giant rotating storms, are the "engine" powering Saturn's jet stream winds.     Bizarre Hexagon Spotted on Saturn   One of the most bizarre weather patterns ever spotted has been photographed at Saturn, where astronomers have spotted a huge, six-sided feature circling the north pole.     Length of Saturn's Day Remains Unknown, But Now We Know Why We Don't Know   Geyser activity from Saturn's small moon Enceladus weighs down the big planet's magnetic field so much that the field rotates more slowly than Saturn itself, new observations reveal.     Theory: Saturn Moon's Heat From Decay   Scientists believe heat from radioactive decay inside a tiny, icy Saturn moon shortly after it formed billions of years ago may explain why geysers are erupting from the surface today.     Striking New Photo and Video of Saturn's Rings   The Cassini spacecraft has captured a fresh view of Saturn from high above the planet's gorgeous rings.     The Moon and Saturn Get Together   Watching the full Moon rise over the east-northeast horizon on Friday evening, you will probably notice Saturn shining sedately just above and to the Moon's right.     Hot New Mystery Surrounds Saturn   Astronomers thought they knew why the upper atmospheres of Saturn and the other large planets was hot. A new calculation sends them back to the drawing board.     New Theory Behind 'Cold Faithful' on Saturnian Moon   The enormous plume erupting on Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, may be emanating from a substance much colder than liquid water, scientists announced today.     Freak One-Eyed Monster Storm Spotted on Saturn   NASA's Cassini spacecraft has seen something never before seen on another planet -- a hurricane-like storm at Saturn's south pole with a well-developed eye, ringed by towering clouds.     Death of a Spacecraft: The Unknown Fate of Cassini   The Cassini spacecraft is roughly halfway through its looping voyage of the Saturn system and is continuing to return a bounty of data on the ringed planet and its moons. Yet all journeys must have an end and Cassini's eventual fate is now being discussed.     Saturn’s Shadow Sheds Light on Rings   NASA scientists discover two new rings around Saturn, and think the planet’s missing moons could be lurking nearby.     Saturn Shows New Ring   Saturn showed off a new ring in a snapshot just taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.     Lakes Found on Saturn's Moon Titan   One of the major goals of NASA's Cassini mission was to find lakes or seas on Saturn's moon Titan. Now scientist say they've found lakes.     Patch of Saturn's Moon Resembles Earth   New radar images of Saturn's moon Titan reveal dunes, hills, valleys and rivers that scientist say look a lot like home.     A Spokesman for Saturn’s Rings   I got a letter from Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto. He said he had spotted the spokes in Saturn’s rings from the ground using his 16-inch telescope. We corresponded a bit but I had already decided that I was not going to argue with the discoverer of Pluto.     Saharan Sand Dunes Found on Saturn's Moon Titan   Seas of Titan are Sand     Saturn's Rings Created by Collision   Oddly shaped gaps hint at "moonlets" and support the theory that the rings are the broken remains of an icy moon shattered long ago.     Titan in Motion: New Video of Landing on Saturn's Moon   Europe’s Huygens probe was quite alone when it set down on the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan, but two new videos based the landing allows viewers to hitch a ride during the spacecraft’s descent.     Cassini Finds Signs of Liquid Water on Saturn's Moon   Saturn’s moon Enceladus, one of the brightest objects in the Solar System, may have pockets of liquid water lurking beneath its surface feeding great jets that spew from the satellite, hinting at the possibility of a habitable environment, researchers said Thursday.     Cassini Scans Titan for Subsurface Ocean, Methane Ice   The Cassini spacecraft studying Saturn and its satellites made the first of four planned Titan flybys Tuesday in a search for subsurface oceans.     Cassini Probe Spies Spokes in Saturn's Rings   The Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn has finally spotted spokes cutting across the planet’s rings, a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped their plucky orbiter might find.     Cassini Probe Spies Lake-Like Feature on Titan   You might have thought Saturn's moon Titan was a somewhat dead issue after the Cassini spacecraft did not find convincing evidence for methane seas that scientists had predicted would exist.     The Cassini Mission and Astrobiology   Much of our thinking about Mars, Europa and even M-star planets builds on an Earth-based paradigm for life – in particular, on a requirement for liquid water. Titan is the one world we are investigating in detail that in most respects falls outside this usual model     Cassini Finds an Atmosphere on Saturn's Moon Enceladus   The Cassini spacecraft has revealed that Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has a significant atmosphere.     Scrutinizing Saturn: Astronomers Get Best Views Ever   A host of new images and data reveal new rings, possible moons, and oxygen in the planet's rings.     Astronomers Find 'Hot Spot' on Saturn   HONOLULU (AP) -- Astronomers using a giant telescope atop a volcano have discovered a hot spot at the tip of Saturn's south pole.     Idaho Professor Laments Forgotten Titan Experiment   SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- David Atkinson spent 18 years designing an experiment for the unmanned space mission to Saturn. Now some pieces of it are lost in space. Someone forgot to turn on the instrument Atkinson needed to measure the winds on Saturn's largest moon.     Huygens Probe Sheds New Light on Titan   PARIS-- Scientists piecing together data from Europe's Huygens probe to Saturn's moon Titan described the hazy satellite today as an environment in which a frequent rain of liquid methane falls through a thick smog onto hills made of water ice.     Europe's Huygens Probe Landed in Titan Mud   In addition to the soft landing, material that appears to have accumulated on the camera lens in the final images suggests the weight of the 320-kilogram (705-pound) probe may have pulled it into the muddy surface.     Huygens Loses Communication Line With Cassini Spacecraft       Huygens Makes Good! ESA Probe Successfully Lands on Titan   DARMSTADT, Germany -- Europe's Huygens probe has successfully negotiated its descent to the surface of Saturn's mysterious moon, Titan, with its experiments switched on and continuing to collect data for two hours after its landing on what is probably a hard surface, Huygens program managers said.     Huygens Probe Returns First Images of Titan's Surface   DARMSTADT, Germany -- The first pictures revealing the surface of Saturn's moon, Titan, were shown from Europe's Huygens probe showing what look like drainage channels on the surface of what until today has been a planet totally hidden from view.     Cassini Releases Huygens Probe   PASADENA, California (AP) -- The Cassini spacecraft launched a probe on a three-week free-fall toward Saturn's mysterious moon Titan, where it will plunge into the hazy atmosphere and descend by parachute while its science instruments and cameras make observations.     Splash, Thud, or Whimper? Cassini's Huygens Probe Rendezvous with Titan   On December 24th, 2004, at 7:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, the Cassini spacecraft will release a probe that has hitched a ride all the way from Earth out to Saturn.     Huygens drops down on Titan's Surface (Gallery)   Since Huygens landed on Titan more than one month ago, the probe has taken some stunning images of the mysterious surface.     Hints of Unseen Moons in Saturn's Rings   Several new observations suggest Saturn's rings are dotted by tiny unseen moons that are key players in shaping the rings.     Snowball Fight in Saturn's Rings   The rings of Saturn are part of a young and evolving system, according to the latest observations that suggest a snowball fight is going on around the giant planet.     Kinks Seen in Theft of Saturn's Ring Material   New images from Cassini appear to catch a thieving moon in the act.     Cassini Snaps Closest Images Ever of Saturn's Moon Titan   UPDATE: This image is one of the closest ever taken of Saturn's hazy moon Titan. It was captured by Cassini on Oct. 26, 2004. The small circle is an artifact of the camera.     Cassini Finds Two Small, Surprising Moons at Saturn   The Cassini spacecraft has spotted to previously unknown and small moons orbiting Saturn in an unexpected location.     Cassini Wallpaper   Download wallpaper of Cassini's Journey to Saturn.     Cassini Delivers "Shocking" Images of Saturn's Rings       Cassini Hears Puzzling Lightning at Saturn   Like Voyager before it, the Cassini spacecraft has detected lightning at Saturn, but with a twist. The NASA probe recorded the electrical activity on a radio receiver.     Cassini Finds Mud in Saturn's Rings   Saturn's rings are a lot dirtier than originally believed, according to new observations by the Cassini spacecraft that show that the inner regions are packed with rock and mud.     ARRIVAL! Cassini Enters Orbit Around Saturn       ARRIVAL! Cassini Enters Orbit Around Saturn   ig202_01_ff.jpg     New Ring and Possible Moons Found at Saturn   The Cassini spacecraft spotted the ring and a clump of material that might be a moon.     Cassini's First Images of Saturn from Orbit       Cassini Spacecraft Snaps First Photo of Saturn       Earth's Gravity Helps Send Cassini on Its Way       Cassini Creates Plutonium Controversy       Cassini's Launch: October 15, 1997

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