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Super Swooper: Cassini Wraps Up its Lowest Pass Through Titan Atmosphere Jun 21, 2010 07:01:02 PM | Saturn News
 
Cassini has successfully completed its lowest pass through Titan's atmosphere.
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Cassini to Swing Low Into Titan's Atmosphere Jun 18, 2010 05:05:47 PM | Saturn News
 
This weekend, Cassini will embark on an exciting mission: trying to establish if Titan, Saturn's largest moon, possesses a magnetic field of its own.
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Cassini's Swoop over Enceladus: First Morsels of Science Coming Back Now Nov 05, 2009 11:31:45 AM | Kimberly Orr
 
Phew! We made it through the deepest swoop yet down into the plume of Enceladus, the encounter we call "E7" because it's the seventh targeted flyby of Enceladus.
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Taking the Plunge: Cassini Soars by Enceladus Nov 05, 2009 11:33:43 AM | Kimberly Orr
 
After so many close flybys of Enceladus, we're starting to feel as if this little moon of Saturn is an old friend. But during the encounter planned for Nov. 2, 2009, we are going to get up-close and personal.
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Greetings to All You Fellow Cassini Travelers! Nov 01, 2008 08:17:26 PM | Saturn News
 
I'm very happy to report that we've just put one more major milestone in this remarkable adventure successfully behind us.
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Cassini Begins To Transmit Science ‘Treats’ Home Nov 01, 2008 12:32:24 AM | Saturn News
 
Just in time for Halloween, Cassini does not disappoint and successfully begins to transmit a bag of “science” goodies home.
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More Fun Awaits! Oct 30, 2008 05:10:28 PM | Saturn News
 
Close on the heels of the first two exciting and successful targeted Enceladus flybys of the Cassini Equinox Mission, we have another Enceladus encounter this week!
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Here We Come Again,Enceladus Oct 30, 2008 11:23:09 AM | Saturn News
 
This rendezvous with Saturn's icy satellite is mostly about imaging.
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The Extraordinary Becomes Routine Oct 29, 2008 07:57:12 PM | Saturn News
 
Another Enceladus encounter- the fourth (and last) for this year!
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Today's the Day! Oct 09, 2008 07:30:28 PM | Saturn News
 
As I type these words, our spacecraft is dutifully executing a dynamic encounter with Saturn's perplexing satellite, Enceladus.
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test Oct 09, 2008 03:13:29 PM | Saturn News
 
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Strapping in for the Ride Oct 08, 2008 12:29:49 AM | Saturn News
 
Cassini's next white-knuckle Enceladus flyby is quickly approaching, and the excitement is building for those of us working on the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer, CAPS.
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The Images Have Arrived! Aug 12, 2008 11:07:32 PM | Saturn News
 
Well, folks, the images are down ... at last!
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Video From Mission Control Aug 12, 2008 01:27:51 AM | Saturn News
 
Video clips from Cassini mission contro, confirming that data has begun transmitting from Cassini to Earth.
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Prepare to be Amazed! Aug 09, 2008 09:23:50 PM | Saturn News
 
This time, our encounter with Enceladus could be the best of them all for us imaging scientists, who are hoping to peer deep into the fractures at the surface sources of Enceladus' spectacular jets.
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Cassini Engineering Is Ready for Enceladus! Aug 09, 2008 09:24:40 PM | Saturn News
 
Greetings from the engineering side of the Cassini mission to Saturn on this auspicious date, 8/8/08!
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Enceladus August Flyby Preview Aug 09, 2008 09:38:26 PM | Saturn News
 
This is a preview of the August 11, 2008 Cassini flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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Enceladus News Conference – Wednesday,March 26 Mar 26, 2008 03:47:46 PM | Saturn News
 
There will be an Enceladus news conference at NASA headquarters in Washington on Wednesday, March 26.
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Flyby Complete - Scroll for 'Enceladus Data Back on Earth' Mar 13, 2008 11:04:58 AM | Saturn News
 
Two video clips, one with Grant Eller, mission control engineer at the helm, confirming with the Deep Space Station in Goldstone, California that data has begun transmitting from Cassini to Earth, and one with fellow blogger Todd Barber.
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Raw (Unprocessed) Images In Mar 13, 2008 03:35:45 PM | Saturn News
 
A sampling of raw images of Enceladus.
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Waiting for Hidden Treasures Mar 16, 2008 12:33:46 PM | Saturn News
 
I just got the good news that the playback has ended. Now for the fun part!
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YIPPEE (and PHEW!) Mar 16, 2008 12:27:58 PM | Saturn News
 
Well everyone, this is both exciting and a relief! -- the flyby is over and we couldn't have hoped for a smoother ride!
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Trying to Be Patient Mar 14, 2008 09:57:43 AM | Saturn News
 
Yeah! We made it!
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A Great Day for Engineering Mar 16, 2008 12:26:31 PM | Saturn News
 
Hello again from the other side of Enceladus! I'm happy to report that the engineering teams are very pleased this morning with this historic Enceladus flyby.
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Weeeeee! Mar 12, 2008 04:57:23 PM | Saturn News
 
As I write this we are just minutes before closest approach.
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Enceladus - Then and Now Mar 13, 2008 11:07:32 AM | Saturn News
 
As the hours tick down and Cassini gathers data during our closest flyby yet of Enceladus I am thinking about the two Voyager flybys of the Saturn system that took place over 25 years ago.
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Greetings From Houston Mar 16, 2008 12:35:40 PM | Saturn News
 
So here I am in Houston at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (aka LPSC).
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RSS Feeds and More Mar 13, 2008 06:07:12 PM | Saturn News
 
Thank you to all for the wonderful comments of encouragement on this new blog.
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The Gory Details Mar 11, 2008 08:34:29 PM | Saturn News
 
For the nerds out there (you know who you are), here's a somewhat technical presentation that I gave a couple of weeks ago to the rest of the Satellites Orbiter Science Team (SOST) -- the group that plans the details of all the non-Titan satellite encounters.
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Optical Navigation Images Mar 12, 2008 01:50:20 AM | Saturn News
 
Ok, folks, some readers have expressed additional interest in the Optical Navigation (op-nav) images of Enceladus we took on Sunday night.
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Main Engine Cover Successfully Closed Mar 12, 2008 06:06:38 PM | Saturn News
 
Greetings again from Cassini engineering, as we are literally a day away from our date with destiny and a super-close Enceladus flyby.
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Visiting the Icy Outpost of Enceladus Mar 14, 2008 10:01:28 AM | Saturn News
 
As we head into the close brush with the geysers of Enceladus, scientists, engineers and the public can come along on the ride as we count down to this amazing flyby, Cassini's closest flyby yet of any of Saturn's moons.
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