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Saturn’s Fluctuating F Ring

November 19, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Bright clumps of material spotted within Saturn’s ropy F ring (NASA/JPL/SSI) Released today, this image acquired by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows some interesting structures forming within Saturn’s thinnest but most dynamic ring. Remove this ad

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Moons Large and Small

February 29, 2012

It may be one of the best images from Cassini yet this year! Cloud-covered Titan and tiny Prometheus (can you see it just above the rings on the right?) are literally dwarfed by their parent Saturn in an image captured on Jan. 5, 2012. Prometheus’ pinpoint shadow can also be seen on Saturn’s cloud tops, [...]

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News Flash: Cassini Captures First Movie of Lightning on Saturn

April 14, 2010

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured images of lightning on Saturn, allowing the scientists to create the first movie showing lightning flashing on another planet. “Ever since the beginning of the Cassini mission, a major goal of the Imaging Team has been the detection of Saturnian lightning,” said team leader Carolyn Porco in an email. Porco [...]

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