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A view of Saturn from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope

World Dec 16

Study suggests Saturn’s rings could be 4.5 billion years old just like the planet

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Dec 21

Jupiter and Saturn are seen coming together in the night sky, over the sails of Brill windmill, for what is known as the Great Conjunction, on December 20, 2020 in Brill, England. The planetary conjunction is easily visible in the evening sky and will culminate on the night of December 21. This is the closest the planets have appeared for nearly 800 years. Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images
Jupiter, Saturn will appear to merge in night sky for the first time in centuries

Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Dec 26

The Dragonfly rotorcraft will be able to fly over 100 miles to multiple locations on Saturn's moon, Titan. Image by NASA
This drone will fly on one of Saturn’s moons. Here’s the woman leading the mission

Planetary scientist Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle breaks down NASA's upcoming mission to Saturn's moon, Titan, to learn about how early life may develop.

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

Sep 13

Watch 8:25
Why NASA’s Cassini will take a fiery swan dive into Saturn

By PBS News Hour

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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Sep 13

Analysis: Why NASA’s Cassini probe had to be destroyed

By Fedor Kossakovski

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

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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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Oct 28

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Flying through an icy plume to test a moon’s hospitality

By PBS News Hour

In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, a NASA spacecraft flew into an icy spray coming off one of Saturn’s moon to figure out whether it has hydrothermal vents that could support life. A NASA video explains the science…

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