Cassini probe&#39;s first flyby of Titan reveals some surprises
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NASA scientists, looking at the first close-up images of Titan, were able to peer through the atmosphere of the Saturn moon enough to see a checkered landscape under surprisingly clear skies.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Alex Chadwick speaks with NPR&#39;s Ira Flatow, host of Talk of the Nation Science Friday, about new images and data from the Cassini space probe that could unlock some of the mysteries surrounding Titan, Saturn&#39;s largest moon.
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PASADENA, Calif. The spacecraft Cassini has begun beaming close-ups of Saturn&#39;s giant moon Titan to Earth. The first image was a low-resolution scene of part of Titan&#39;s disk covered in hydrocarbon haze.
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Today the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens spacecraft makes a fly-by of Saturn&#39;s largest moon Titan - the closest ever performed. At the time of the closest approach, which is scheduled for 18:44 CEST, the spacecraft
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The Cassini spacecraft's close flyby of Saturn's mysterious moon Titan this week revealed clouds that will give clues to its weather, but the pass left scientists still puzzled about its surface.
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The international Cassini spacecraft began unveiling Saturn's mysterious sidekick Titan with a stream of increasingly sharp pictures of the surface taken during a flyby within 745 miles of the hazy moon.
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On Monday, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft flew by Titan only 1,200 kilometers above the moon&#39;s surface. It was the second such flyby of Titan, Saturn&#39;s largest moon, since the spacecraft began orbiting Saturn on June 30.
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The Huygens probe is on target and all set for its encounter with Titan, the mysterious large moon of Saturn. The 2.7m-wide robot lab has passed its final systems check-out and scientists
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NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft streaked by Saturn&#39;s smoggy moon Titan today, targeted to pass within just 750 miles of the planet-sized satellite to give scientists their first
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Oct. 27, 2004 âHumanity&#39;s first look at the largest piece of unexplored real estate in the solar system raised more questions than answers among scientists on the Cassini Saturn project.
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A European space probe Friday sent back the first detailed pictures of the frozen surface of Saturn's moon Titan, showing stunning black and white images of what appeared to be hilly terrain riddled with channels or riverbeds carved by a liquid.
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toomanyairmiles writes &quot;The BBC has an article indicating NASA&#39;s Cassini probe has successfully launched its robot lab on its three-week journey into the atmosphere of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan.
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TITAN, the most mysterious of Saturn&#39;s moons, might surrender many of its secrets when the Cassini space probe makes its closest approach yet this week.
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Images began streaming into the Cassini space mission&#39;s imaging team Tuesday night, bringing detailed pictures of Titan&#39;s surface.
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PASADENA, CALIF. - Scientists are examining the first close-up pictures of the surface of Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon, Titan. The Cassini spacecraft has sent several high-resolution images of Titan&#39;s dark and
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NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft has spotted what may be icy volcanic flows and a large lake of oily liquid on Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan, scientists said Thursday.
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NASA released one of the best pictures ever made of Saturn's moon Titan as the Cassini spacecraft begins a close-up inspection of the satellite today. Cassini is making the nearest flyby ever of the smog-shrouded moon.