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Cassini finds atmosphere on Saturn moon

    LOS ANGELES, March 16 (Xinhuanet)-- The Cassini spacecraft has revealed that Enceladus, the icy moon of Saturn, has a significant atmosphere, the US space agency NASA said Wednesday. Full Story

NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds oxygen ions near Saturn

    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- New data from the Cassini spacecraft has showed oxygen ions in the atmosphere around Saturn's rings, scientists at US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and universities reported Thursday. Full Story

US scientists unveil secrets of Saturn's polar light show

    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- A team of US astronomers said Wednesday they have found that Saturn's aurora behave differently than scientists have believed for the last 25 years. Full Story

Cassini beams images of Saturn's moon

    BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- NASA's Cassini orbiter began beaming back close-up images of Saturn's giant moon Titan to Earth late Tuesday. The image showed the moon shrouded in haze. Full Story

Spacecraft Cassini begins orbiting Saturn

    WASHINGTON, June 30 (Xinhuanet) -- US-European spacecraft Cassini became the first man-made object that orbits Saturn late Wednesday for a four-year study of Saturn and its rings that can reportedly help understand ho w planets of the solar system evolved. Full Story

Backgrounder: Major facts of Cassini space probe of Saturn

    BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- The US-European spacecraft Cassini became the first man-made object that orbits Saturn late Wednesday for a four-year study of the planet and its rings that can reportedly help understand how planets of the solar system evolved. Full Story


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