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Apr 16, 2013 01:01 PM ET // Ray Villard
There's evidence to suggest the majestic Saturnian system was re-born out of a violent demolition derby less than 4 billion years ago. ->
Apr 10, 2013 01:24 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
Saturn's rings rain charged water particles down onto the gas giant's atmosphere, causing measurable changes in the planet's ionosphere. ->
Mar 12, 2013 11:54 AM ET // Jason Major
This is a color composite image of Saturn's moon Rhea (pronounced REE-ah) made from raw images acquired by Cassini this past Saturday, March 9, during its most recent -- and last -- close pass of the moon. ->
Feb 27, 2013 07:00 AM ET // Jason Major
Hiding inside Saturn's majestic rings are tiny moons that can barely be seen -- but they give themselves away by the "propellers" in their wake. ->
Feb 20, 2013 04:09 PM ET // Jason Major
When it's setting up a powerful shockwave in space made up of high-speed particles accelerated to nearly the speed of light, that's when! ->
Jan 12, 2012 12:06 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
Have astronomers spotted Saturn's twin (plus rings) orbiting a star 420 light-years away?
Dec 20, 2009 12:36 PM ET // Irene Klotz
The Cassini science team has released humanity's first picture of what sunlight glinting off a lake looks like on another world. This is Titan, Saturn's largest moon, which has lakes of liquid hydrocarbons on its surface. NASA says its scientists have been looking for the glint of light o...
Apr 30, 2012 12:21 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
Since scientists confirmed Titan's oceans are made of liquid methane, they've longed to set sail and discover a new alien ocean.
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