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Mystery object in lake on Saturn's moon Titan intrigues scientists
22 Jun 2014:Nasa's Cassini probe took image last year as it passed by planet's largest moon – nothing seen when other images taken
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8 May 2014: Alan Pickup on how the Cassini probe has begun to unlock the mysteries of Saturn in the 10 years it has been orbiting the planet -
3 Apr 2014:
Evidence from Cassini spacecraft suggests a large body of liquid water beneath the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus
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3 Apr 2014:
Gravitational measurements by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft suggest that there is an underground ocean on Saturn's moon Enceladus that is kept liquid by 'tidal
heating' as it orbits the gas giant
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10 Mar 2014:
The Earth can be seen as a tiny speck of light next to the upper left segment of Saturn's rings in this mosaic of images taken by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft in 2006
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Gallery (5 pictures),
13 Jan 2014:
From powerful solar flares erupting on the surface of the Sun, to spectacular storms on Saturn, exquisite new pictures of distant galaxies, and the infamous Chelyabinsk meteor that streaked across Russia, Robin McKie charts the course of a year in the life of the cosmos in a series of spectacular pictures
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5 Dec 2013:
The Cassini – Huygens spacecraft recorded these high-resolution images of a unique six-sided jet stream, known as the hexagon, around Saturn's north pole
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11 Nov 2013:
New view of Saturn revealed by reprieved space probe has provided the most accurate depiction of the planet's colour
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19 Jul 2013:
Stuart Clark: On Friday Nasa's Cassini spacecraft will take a picture of Earth and its seven billion inhabitants from 1.44bn kilometres away
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19 Jun 2013:
Nasa's Cassini spacecraft will take an image of Earth from 1.44bn kilometres away. From there, our planet will look like the expected images of alien earths around other stars
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Gallery (18 pictures),
31 May 2013:
This month's roundup of the best space-related imagery includes the changing seasons on Saturn's moon Titan, a hurricane-like storm raging at the planet's north pole, and an experiment with fire on the space station
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12 May 2013:
Alan Pickup looks at the storm raging round the north pole of Saturn, with winds in excess of 500 kilometers per hour
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1 May 2013:
Nasa's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists with detailed views of a vast hurricane raging around Saturn's north pole
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23 Nov 2012:
Planetary scientist Sheila Kanani takes us on a visual tour of Saturn and its many moons
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12 Oct 2012:
Stuart Clark: The Royal Mail's latest stamps feature close-up views of alien worlds captured during European Space Agency missions
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Gallery (7 pictures),
12 Oct 2012:
Royal Mail is celebrating Britain's contribution to space exploration with a set of six commemorative stamps
1-15 of 78 for Saturn
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