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Mapping the Heliosphere
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Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have enabled scientists to create this map of the heliosphere, the bubble of charged particles…

Apr 28, 2011
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Saturn Plasma and Radio Waves, as Seen by Cassini
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This frame from an animation, derived from data obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, shows how plasma swirling around Saturn is…

Dec 14, 2010
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Saturn’s Hot Plasma Explosions
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This frame from an animation based on data obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows how the 'explosions' of hot plasma…

Dec 14, 2010
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Particles from the Heliosphere
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft created this image of the bubble around our solar system based on emissions of particles known as…

Nov 20, 2009
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The Bubble of Our Solar System
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As the solar wind flows from the sun, it creates a bubble in space known as the 'heliosphere' around our…

Oct 15, 2009
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Saturn’s “Ring Current”
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This image was taken with NASA's Cassini Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument's ion and neutral camera, showing Saturn's dynamic 'ring current,' which…

Dec 12, 2007
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Saturn’s “Ring Current”
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Like Earth, Saturn has an invisible ring of energetic ions trapped in its magnetic field. This feature is known as…

Dec 12, 2007
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Artist Concept of Particle Population in Saturn’s Magnetosphere
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This is an artist's concept of the Saturnian plasma sheet based on data from the magnetospheric imaging instrument on NASA's…

Dec 12, 2007
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New Radiation Belt
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The magnetospheric imaging instrument onboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft recently discovered a new radiation belt just above Saturn's cloud tops, up…

Aug 5, 2004
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