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NASA study reveals Saturn’s biggest moon does not have a global ocean

By a small margin, Titan is the second-largest moon in the solar system, and is also the only moon with a thick atmosphere.
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NASA’s Cassini Mission Ends with a Dramatic Plunge into Saturn’s Atmosphere

On September 15, 2017, NASA’s Cassini spacecraftmade its final journey into the heart of Saturn, marking the end of an extraordinary 13-year mission dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of the gas ...
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Scientists recreate the ocean of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus in lab

Lab simulations show that Enceladus, Saturn's icy moon, is actively producing building blocks of life.
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Farewell to Saturn’s dead moon Enceladus surprises NASA with snow falling from underground and reopens the search for life

NASA continues to uncover new discoveries wherever it deploys its technology. A few years ago, it discovered that the Cassini ...
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Cassini's finale: NASA's last photos from their 20-year Saturn mission

After a 20-year voyage around Saturn, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has completed its mission with a final plunge into the planet's atmosphere. Cassini was the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn giving NASA ...
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New study adds to the possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn's moon Enceladus

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, bolstering the likelihood that the ocean world may harbor conditions ...
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Titan’s Missing Deltas? What Cassini Saw — and What It Didn’t

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is often described as one of the most Earth-like places in the solar system. It features vast river networks, expansive lakes, and a thick nitrogen-rich atmosphere. But ...
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Cassini Data Reveals New Organic Molecules on Enceladus

What lifeforms could potentially exist within the ocean of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the ...