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Cassini orbits Saturn and uncovers unprecedented details about its rings as it counts down to the release of the Huygens probe to Titan. Follow the spacecraft's journey in the news.

Cassini Sails By Saturn Moon
Oct. 18, 2005
Spectacular views of Dione reveal close-ups of the moon's cracked surface.
Scientists Tune In to Radio Saturn
July 28, 2005
The gas giant is a weirdly noisy planet, with the most bizarre sounds coming from its poles.
Possible Lake Spotted on Saturn's Titan
June 29, 2005
What's missing about the kidney-shaped object is a glint off its surface that would tell scientists it held liquid.
Organic Stew Envelops Saturn Moon
April 27, 2005
Titan's warmish upper atmosphere contains complex organic molecules that give clues to how life began on Earth.
Saturn Moon Titan Called Earth-Like
March 10, 2005
Tectonic activity, volcanism and fluid flows have shaped the face of Titan, just as they have on Earth.
Study: Saturn's Rings Evaporating
March 1, 2005
The presence of oxygen around Saturn isn't evidence of life, but rather a sign its rings are disappearing.
Cassini Captures Dramatic Saturn
Feb. 25, 2005
The orbiting spacecraft snaps two more mesmerizing photos of the ringed planet.
Saturn Reveals Unusual Warm Pole
Feb. 4, 2005
The south pole of the ringed planet is unusually warm, and contains a hot spot unique in the solar system.
Saturn Probe Landed in Titan Mud
Jan. 18, 2005
Huygens traveled seven years and billions of miles only to land with a plop in the mud-like surface of Saturn's moon Titan.
Saturn Probe Photographs Titan
Jan. 14, 2005
The Huygens probe took a color image of the surface of Saturn's moon Titan.
Saturn Moon Titan Stumps Scientists
Dec. 17, 2004
Photos of Titan's surface are not revealing the liquid that astronomers expected to see there.
Cassini Peels Back Saturn System Layers
Nov. 19, 2004
Evidence emerges that Saturn has yet more moons that orbit within the planet's rings.
Titan May Have Ice Volcano
Nov. 9, 2004
Radar images of Saturn's biggest moon may reveal flows from volcanoes that spew ice instead of molten rock.
Titan's Landscape Alien, Familiar
Nov. 2, 2004
Titan's surface features vary from clear signs of wind and rain to volcanoes that probably spew ice.
Cassini Spacecraft Captures First Images of Saturn Moon
Oct. 27, 2004
The spacecraft could almost taste Titan's atmosphere.
Moon Shifts Shape of Saturn Rings
Oct. 13, 2004
The big gravitational tug of a small moon causes a wide gap in the rings.
New Moon, Ring Found Around Saturn
Sept. 9, 2004
Saturn's baffling F ring region continues to offer up new mysteries.

Pictures: NASA/JPL |
Contributors: Irene Mona Klotz, Larry O'Hanlon, ABC Science Online |

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