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Glint of Sunlight Confirms Liquid in Northern Lake District of Titan
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PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Cassini Spacecraft has captured the first flash of sunlight reflected off a lake on Saturn's moon Titan, confirming the presence of liquid on the part of the moon dotted with many large, lake-shaped basins.
Note: Source: NASA JPL
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PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings.
The new belt lies at the far reaches of the Saturnian system, with an orbit tilted 27 degrees from the main ring plane. The bulk of its material starts about six million kilometers (3.7 million miles) away from the planet and extends outward roughly another 12 million kilometers (7.4 million miles). One of Saturn's farthest moons, Phoebe, circles within the newfound ring, and is likely the source of its material.
Note: Source: NASA JPL Newsletter
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Salty Water on Enceladus!
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PASADENA, Calif. -- For the first time, scientists working on NASA's Cassini mission have detected sodium salts in ice grains of Saturn's outermost ring. Detecting salty ice indicates that Saturn's moon Enceladus, which primarily replenishes the ring with material from discharging jets, could harbor a reservoir of liquid water -- perhaps an ocean -- beneath its surface.
Note: Source: NASA JPL Newsletter
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NASA and ESA prioritise outer planet missions
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18 February 2009
At a meeting in Washington last week, NASA and ESA officials decided to first pursue a mission to study Jupiter and its four largest moons, and plan for another mission to visit Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, and Enceladus.
Note: Source: ESA Space Science News
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Saturn's Moon of Enceladus Has `Recipe for Life,' NASA Says
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Saturn's moon Enceladus has a ``surprising organic brew,'' containing most of the ingredients needed for life, erupting in geysers from beneath its surface and spewing into the atmosphere, NASA said.
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| Thursday, March 20 | | · | Evidence for Ocean Found at Saturn's Moon Titan |
| Friday, March 07 | | · | A Ringed Moon of Saturn? Cassini Discovers Possible Rings at Rhea |
| Wednesday, August 15 | | · | Frigid Enceladus: an Unlikely Harbor for Life |
| Friday, July 20 | | · | Saturn Turns 60 |
| Wednesday, July 04 | | · | NASA Finds Hydrocarbons on Saturn's Moon Hyperion |
| Saturday, March 03 | | · | Cassini Returns Never-Before-Seen Views Of The Ringed Planet |
| Friday, February 02 | | · | NASA Cassini finds cloud engulfing Titan's North Pole |
| Thursday, January 04 | | · | Titan Has Liquid Lakes, Scientists Report in Nature |
| Wednesday, December 13 | | · | Massive Mountain Range Imaged on Saturn's Moon Titan |
| Friday, November 10 | | · | NASA sees into the eye of a monster storm on Saturn |
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