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Deep-Sea Life On Earth Gives Us A Clue To What Aliens Would Be Like
As the spacecraft Cassini flew past Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, the orbiter detected molecular hydrogen, a finding announced Thursday. It's a nifty discovery, hinting that heated vents beneath Enceladus's oceans may have the right conditions for life. We didn't find any actual evidence of extraterrestrial organisms, though, despite NASA's cryptic ...
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NASA's Saturn Probe Cassini Makes First Ring-Grazing Plunge
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has successfully made its first close dive past the outer edges of Saturn's rings since beginning its penultimate mission phase.
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Grand Canyon Gets Solid Competitor At Saturn's Moon Titan
In a significant find, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered deep, steep-sided canyons on Saturn's largest moon Titan that are flooded with liquid methane.
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NASA Probe Spots Global Ocean on Saturn's Moon
There is a vast water reservoir beneath the icy crust on Saturn's moon Enceladus - now dubbed as "global ocean" - that is behind the fine spray of water vapour and icy particles NASA's Cassini spacecraft has observed for years.
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Deep-Sea Life On Earth Gives Us A Clue To What Aliens Would Be Like
As the spacecraft Cassini flew past Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, the orbiter detected molecular hydrogen, a finding announced Thursday. It's a nifty discovery, hinting that heated vents beneath Enceladus's oceans may have the right conditions for life. We didn't find any actual evidence of extraterrestrial organisms, though, despite NASA's cryptic ...
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NASA's Saturn Probe Cassini Makes First Ring-Grazing Plunge
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has successfully made its first close dive past the outer edges of Saturn's rings since beginning its penultimate mission phase.
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Grand Canyon Gets Solid Competitor At Saturn's Moon Titan
In a significant find, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered deep, steep-sided canyons on Saturn's largest moon Titan that are flooded with liquid methane.
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NASA Probe Spots Global Ocean on Saturn's Moon
There is a vast water reservoir beneath the icy crust on Saturn's moon Enceladus - now dubbed as "global ocean" - that is behind the fine spray of water vapour and icy particles NASA's Cassini spacecraft has observed for years.
