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Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance of Saturn's Northern Lights
11.24.09 -- In the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known "northern lights" in the solar system, flickering in shape and brightness high above the ringed planet.
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Before Darkness Falls: Cassini to Scan Enceladus on Winter's Cusp
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will fly by Saturn's moon Enceladus this weekend for a last peek at the intriguing "tiger stripes" before winter darkness blankets the area for several years.
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Ghostly "Spokes" Puff Out From Saturn's Rings
Massive, bright clouds of tiny ice particles hover above the darkened rings of Saturn in an image captured by the Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 22, 2009, around the time of Saturn's equinox.
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Saturn's Aurora in a New Light
A Cassini scientist explains the flickering "northern lights" high above Saturn, shown for the first time in a visible-light movie.
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Equinox at Saturn
After a 15-year wait, equinox arrived at Saturn and Cassini was there to witness the spectacle of light and shadow.
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