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A tribute to Cassini: 10 years spent revealing the secrets of Saturn and its moons

2014-07-03 21:51:59| Extremetech

NASA's Cassini probe has spent a full decade investigating Saturn and its moons. As the satellite gears up for its Grand Finale, it's time to look back at a decade of incredible achievement.

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NASAs Cassini may have witnessed the birth and death of a new Saturnian moon

2014-04-15 16:47:12| Extremetech

NASA's Cassini satellite appears to have captured an incredibly rare photo that shows the birth of a new moon emerging from the rings of Saturn. The facts are a little hazy at the moment because we only have a handful of photos to work from, but there is some evidence to suggest that Cassini has actually spotted two new moons over the last couple of years, and that one of those moons has since been destroyed. Never in the history of humanity have we spotted the creation (or destruction) of a moon -- and, more importantly (at least as far as science is concerned), this could tell us a lot about how Saturn's larger moons formed over the last few billion years.

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Cassini captures Earth and all of humanity from a billion miles away

2013-11-14 16:00:42| Extremetech

Taken from about one and a half billion kilometers away, Earth's latest long-range selfie also features one of the most dramatic events ever captured on film: a Saturnian total eclipse.

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The Week in Pictures: Chromecast and Cassini shots

2013-07-27 17:00:00| CNET News.com

Some of the top tech images of the week include Google's attempt to change the way we watch TV, CNET's big news on appliance reviews, and paleontologists digging up a huge dinosaur tail. [Read more]

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