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The Dragonfly rotorcraft will be able to fly over 100 miles to multiple locations on Saturn's moon, Titan. Image by NASA

Science Dec 26

This drone will fly on one of Saturn’s moons. Here’s the woman leading the mission

By Jamie Leventhal

Science Jun 27

Saturn's icy moon Rhea passes in front of Titan as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in 2009. Image by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
WATCH: NASA charts course to Saturn’s moon Titan with ‘Dragonfly’ mission

The American space agency plans to announce details of the new expedition from its headquarters on Thursday.

By Nsikan Akpan

Science Sep 14

The colors of Saturn’s northern hemisphere shift over the course of it’s 30-Earth year long year. The bluish hues of north pole have all but faded in this 2016 image as the planet neared its May 2017 northern hemisphere solstice. Digital wallpaper available in 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 2880x1880 and iPhone7 formats. Photo courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Let Cassini live forever with these desktop and smartphone wallpapers

After 20 years and 5 billion miles traveled, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will plummet Friday into Saturn, but you can keep the mission alive with these NewsHour-crafted backgrounds for your computers and smartphones.

By Julia Griffin

Science Sep 13

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Why NASA’s Cassini will take a fiery swan dive into Saturn

Some 800 million miles away, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has orbited Saturn and captured images of its rings and icy moons. After nearly 5 billion miles traveled and 20 years of sending revealing data from the gas giant, Cassini is winding…

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Science Sep 13

NASA's Cassini probe. Illustration by NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech
Analysis: Why NASA’s Cassini probe had to be destroyed

The death of NASA's Cassini spacecraft is a matter of life or… well…life.

By Fedor Kossakovski

Apr 13

NASA: Ocean on Saturn moon contains ‘almost all’ known ingredients for supporting life

By Andrew Wagner

NASA reveals compelling evidence for hydrothermal vents on Saturn's moon Enceladus.

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Oct 30

See close-up photos of geysers on Saturn’s moon

By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins

Haunting and detailed pictures of Saturn’s moon Enceladus are being released by NASA today after an October 28 flyby in which the Cassini spacecraft skimmed by only about 30 miles above the moon’s surface.

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Nov 29

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Cassini spacecraft’s cosmic photos bring the world ‘along for the ride’

Cassini spacecraft's cosmic photos bring the world 'along for the ride'…

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Why the Cassini Mission Needs to Continue

Judy Woodruff asks Carolyn Porco if NASA can afford to continue exploring Saturn.

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Scientists Find Liquid Lake on Saturn’s Moon

By PBS News Hour

Researchers have spotted a liquid lake on Saturn's moon Titan, making that moon the first celestial body shown to have fluid on its surface. But this isn't a lake you'd want to swim in -- it's made up of ethane,…

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