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Amazing Images from the Cassini Mission

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Alexander Szewczak

Following up on the space exploration theme in yesterday’s post (and one from a while back), here is a link to Nadia Drake / Wired Magazine’s summary of discoveries from the Cassini spacecraft’s mission to Saturn. One of my favorites is the incredible … Continue reading →

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Spectacular View of Saturn

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Alexander Szewczak

Check out this amazing photograph (actually a composite of 141 images) of the Saturn ring system, taken from the post “The Day the Earth Smiled”.  Being backlit by the sun, the planet itself is mostly black, except for the faint … Continue reading →

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