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Saturn Today - Saturn News as it Happens
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NASA Cassini Significant Events 08/11/10 - 08/17/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Aug. 17 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Canberra, Australia. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 08/04/10 - 08/10/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Aug. 10 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Goldstone, California. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
Hunting Tigers on Enceladus with Night Vision
Cassini will be hunting for heat signatures at the "tiger stripes" in the dim south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Aug. 13. The closest approach will bring the spacecraft to within about 2,500 km (1,600 mi) of the surface of Enceladus.
Mountain Growth on Saturn's Moon Titan
Saturn's moon Titan ripples with mountains, and scientists have been trying to figure out how they form. The best explanation, it turns out, is that Titan is shrinking as it cools, wrinkling up the moon's surface like a raisin.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 07/28/10 - 08/03/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on August 3 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Madrid, Spain. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 07/21/10 - 07/27/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on July 26 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Canberra, Australia. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 07/014/10 - 07/20/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on July 20 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Canberra, Australia. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 07/07/10 - 07/13/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on July 13 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Canberra, Australia. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
Cassini Sees Moon Building Giant Snowballs in Saturn Ring
While orbiting Saturn for the last six years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has kept a close eye on the collisions and disturbances in the gas giant's rings.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 06/30/10 - 07/06/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on July 6 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Canberra, Australia. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 06/23/10 - 06/29/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on June 29 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Canberra, Australia. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
Zapping Titan-like Atmosphere with UV Creates Life Precursors
The first experimental evidence showing how atmospheric nitrogen can be incorporated into organic macromolecules is being reported by a University of Arizona team.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 06/16/10 - 06/22/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on June 22 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Goldstone, California. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 06/09/10 - 06/15/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on June 15 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Goldstone, California. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
Cassini to Swing Low Into Titan's Atmosphere
This weekend, Cassini will embark on an exciting mission: trying to establish if Titan, Saturn's largest moon, possesses a magnetic field of its own. This is important for understanding the moon's interior and geochemical evolution.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 06/02/10 - 06/08/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on June 8 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Goldstone, California. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 05/25/10 - 06/01/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on June 1 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Madrid, Spain. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
What Is Consuming Hydrogen & Acetylene on Titan?
While non-biological chemistry offers one possible explanation, some scientists believe these chemical signatures bolster the argument for a primitive, exotic form of life or precursor to life on Titan's surface.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 05/19/10 - 05/25/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on May 25th from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Canberra, Australia.
