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Space Exploration Jun 7, 2012

Cassini plasma spectrometer turns off

(Phys.org) -- The Cassini plasma spectrometer instrument (CAPS) aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft was turned off between Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2, when a circuit breaker tripped off after the instrument experienced ...

Space Exploration Apr 27, 2012

Cassini finds Saturn moon Phoebe has planet-like qualities

(Phys.org) -- Data from NASA's Cassini mission reveal Saturn's moon Phoebe has more planet-like qualities than previously thought.

Space Exploration Apr 24, 2012

Research estimates how long Titan's chemical factory has been in business

Saturn's giant moon Titan hides within a thick, smoggy atmosphere that's well-known to scientists as one of the most complex chemical environments in the solar system. It's a productive "factory" cranking out hydrocarbons ...

Space Exploration Apr 20, 2012

Cassini finds Titan lake is like a Namibia mudflat

A new study analyzing data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggests that the lake, known as Ontario Lacus, behaves most similarly to what we call a salt pan on Earth.

Space Exploration Apr 17, 2012

Cassini successfully flies over Enceladus

These raw, unprocessed images of Saturn's moons Enceladus and Tethys were taken on April 14, 2012, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Space Exploration Apr 16, 2012

Cassini to dip into Enceladus spray again

(Phys.org) -- Less than three weeks after its last visit to the Saturnian moon Enceladus, NASA's Cassini spacecraft returns for an encore. At closest approach on April 14, the spacecraft will be just as low over the moon's ...

Space Exploration Apr 2, 2012

The sounds of Mars and Venus are revealed for the first time

In a world first, the sounds of Mars and Venus are revealed as part of a planetarium show in Hampshire this Easter.

Space Exploration Mar 29, 2012

Icy Moons through Cassini's Eyes

(PhysOrg.com) -- These raw, unprocessed images of Saturn's moons Enceladus, Janus and Dione were taken on March 27 and 28, 2012, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Space Exploration Mar 27, 2012

Cassini makes simultaneous measurements of Saturn's nightside aurora and electric current system

(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the NASA / ESA Cassini-Huygens spacecraft arrived at Saturn in 2004, astronomers and space scientists have been able to study the ringed planet and its moons in great detail. Now, for the first time, ...

Space Exploration Mar 27, 2012

Cassini to make closest pass yet over Enceladus South Pole

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft is preparing to make its lowest pass yet over the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus, where icy particles and water vapor spray out in glittering jets. The closest approach, ...

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