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»» Negative Ions a Positive Sign for Liquid Water in Enceladus
[Monday, February 8, 2010] In dives through the water ice plume of Enceladus, the Cassini plasma spectrometer has found unexpected populations of charged molecules and dust that strengthen arguments for the presence of liquid water and the ingredients for life inside the moon.
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»» NASA Cassini Significant Events 01/27/10 - 02/02/10
[Sunday, February 7, 2010] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Feb. 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.
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»» NASA Extends Cassini's Tour of Saturn
[Wednesday, February 3, 2010] NASA will extend the international Cassini-Huygens mission to explore Saturn and its planets to 2017. The agency's fiscal year 2011 budget provides a $60 million per year extension for continued study of the ringed planet.
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»» The Obama Space Vision for NASA: Massive Paradigm Shifts Ahead
[Monday, February 1, 2010] In announcing its $19.0 billion FY 2011 NASA budget today, the Obama Administration has made it very clear that it intends to attempt a paradigm shift in the way that America explores and utilizes space.
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»» NASA Cassini Significant Events 01/20/10 - 01/26/10
[Friday, January 29, 2010] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Jan. 26 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.
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»» NASA Cassini Significant Events 01/13/10 - 01/19/10
[Friday, January 29, 2010] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Jan. 19 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.
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»» New Wrinkles on Titan
[Monday, January 25, 2010] In this image from Titan, two generally similar features, upper center and lower right, appear to be low mountains with grooves running roughly in the up-down direction. A set of straight lines are also visible at lower left. But what made the grooves?
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»» NASA Cassini Significant Events 01/06/10 - 01/12/10
[Monday, January 18, 2010] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Jan. 12 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.
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»» Land Ho! Huygens Plunged to Titan Surface 5 Years Ago
[Monday, January 18, 2010] The Huygens probe parachuted down to the surface of Saturn's haze-shrouded moon Titan exactly five years ago on Jan. 14, 2005, providing data that scientists on NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn are still building upon today.
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»» New Take on a Ring Cycle: Cornell Musician's Tribute to Saturn
[Friday, January 15, 2010] Art meets science: A fresh sultry, circular and sweeping piece of music -- called "Anillos" -- perfectly timed with breathtaking images of the planet Saturn and perfect for a large-screen television, is available now on DVD.
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»» NASA Cassini Significant Events 12/23/09 - 01/05/10
[Saturday, January 9, 2010] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Jan. 5 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.
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»» Cassini Spacecraft to Monitor North Pole on Titan
[Monday, December 28, 2009] Though there are no plans to investigate whether Saturn's moon Titan has a Santa Claus, NASA's Cassini will zoom close to Titan's north pole this weekend.
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»» NASA Cassini Significant Events 12/16/09 - 12/22/09
[Saturday, December 26, 2009] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Dec. 22 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.
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»» Cassini Holiday Movies Showcase Dance of Saturn's Moons
[Wednesday, December 23, 2009] Like sugar plum fairies in "The Nutcracker," the moons of Saturn performed a celestial ballet before the eyes of NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
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»» NASA Cassini Significant Events for 12/09/09 - 12/15/09
[Tuesday, December 22, 2009] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Dec.15 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.
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