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Scientists find new evidence of an internal ocean in Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas
According to SwRI’s Dr. Alyssa Rhoden, the possibility of Mimas having an ocean “represents a …
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Saturn's 'Death Star' moon may have a secret ocean, revealing a new category of worlds that could host alien life
One of Saturn's smallest moons wasn't a candidate for alien life. But if Mimas has an ocean, it cou…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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'Failed stars' may have a cosmic speed limit to how fast they can spin — otherwise they'll break apart
Brown dwarfs, also called ‘almost stars’ or ‘failed stars’, can spin as fast as 300,000 kilometres …
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured photos of cyclones, changing colors, and seasons on 4 distant planets
NASA's most powerful space telescope peers across the solar system to spy new storms on Jupiter and…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Saturn ruled this scientist's life for 40 years - here's why she's begging NASA to go back after Cassini's death
In a wide-ranging interview with Business Insider, Spilker reflected on the history of Voyager and …
Dave Mosher
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NASA's Cassini probe just got closer to Saturn than ever before - here's what its death spiral is revealing
"As it makes these five dips into Saturn, followed by its final plunge, Cassini will become the fir…
Kevin Loria
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New close-up photos of Saturn reveal a taste of what Cassini could see during its death spiral
"Shortly after images started arriving, some of Cassini's scientists said they were seeing 'some st…
Dave Mosher
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NASA has doomed its $3.26 billion Saturn probe - here's what Cassini may discover on its death spiral
The nuclear-powered robot called Cassini has orbited Saturn for nearly 13 years but has run dangero…
Dave Mosher
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Saturn is officially losing its rings - and they're disappearing much faster than scientists had anticipated
Now, we've known about ring rain since the 1980s when NASA's Voyager mission first noticed mysterio…
Alexandra Appolonia,Shira Pol…
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NASA's groundbreaking Cassini probe is dead after 20 years of exploring Saturn
But with so many questions about Saturn still unanswered, NASA decided to keep Cassini in orbit the…
Dave Mosher
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NASA is now receiving the last photos ever taken by the Cassini probe at Saturn
If NASA had risked letting the propellant tanks run dry, it would have lost control of the $3.26-bi…
Dave Mosher
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New close-up photos of Saturn's largest moon may be the last for decades
Once Cassini vanishes, it may be the last probe that NASA sends to Saturn for decades. There are cu…
Dave Mosher
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This is the closest-ever photo of a 'wavemaker moon' that hides out in Saturn's rings
Because two icy moons of Saturn, Enceladus and Titan, are dripping with water and thus promising pl…
Dave Mosher
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Before the sudden death of its leader, Ra Ma Yoga Institute was accused by some former members of being a cult. What happens now?
A white woman in a turban who went by Guru Jagat was a yoga teacher to the stars. She also ran a yo…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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NASA will destroy a $3.26 billion Saturn probe this summer to protect an alien water world
Maize was referring to a warm, saltwater ocean that Cassini found hiding beneath the icy crust of E…
Dave Mosher
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NASA is about to destroy a $3.26 billion spacecraft by flying it into Saturn - here's a breakdown of what will happen
NASA is using the remaining dregs to fly it straight into Saturn on September 15th, where the $3.26…
Nathaniel Lee,Jessica Orwig
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The length of Saturn's day is still a mystery, but a doomed space probe may soon find out
"With the magnetic field we'll be able to get, for the first time, we hope, the length of a day for…
Dave Mosher
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NASA is about to crash a nuclear-powered robot into Saturn - here's when and how Cassini's final moments will go down in history
What: The probe will take one final image before shutting down its camera system. That picture will…
Dave Mosher
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NASA is about to kill its $3.26 billion Cassini mission - and the last parts to burn up will be what made exploration of Saturn possible
The Cassini probe launched in 1997 as part of a $3.26-billion effort to explore Saturn and its swar…
Dave Mosher
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A new NASA video shows exactly what Cassini saw and where during its 'first fantastic dive' over Saturn
"Shortly after images started arriving, some of Cassini's scientists said they were seeing 'some st…