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Oct 28thCassini probe to sweep over Saturn’s moon Enceladus

Enceladus

The Cassini spacecraft is set to make a final ultra-close flyby of Enceladus, the brilliant white moon of Saturn, and ‘taste’ the water it is spewing into space.

Oct 22ndWhat’s behind Saturn moon’s icy wet curtains?

Cassini flyby to test the water-laden plumes spouting from Enceladus could confirm the moon has a subsurface ocean.

Aug 18thIndia probe transmits new Mars image

India’s Space Research Organisation (Isro) publishes a stunning 3D image of Mars captured by its robotic probe Mangalyaan.

Jul 20thNew Horizons probe zooms into Pluto’s plains

The American space agency’s New Horizons probe returns further images of Pluto that include a view of the dwarf planet’s strange icy plains.

Jul 15thImages reveal ice mountains on Pluto

Pluto has mountains made of ice that are as high as those in the Rockies, images from the New Horizons probe reveal. They also show signs of geological activity on Pluto and its moon Charon.

Jul 14thThe New Horizons Pluto mission is a big deal, here are some reasons why

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is about to show us an alien world for the first time. At precisely 7:49 am ET on Tuesday, the probe will become the first spacecraft to fly by Pluto. All this data will be enormously valuable to scientists as they seek to understand our solar system and how it formed billions of years ago. More than anything, this mission is about broadening our horizons — taking in just a little bit more of the impossibly vast universe we live in.

Mar 17thBest views yet of Mercury’s ice-filled craters

Scientists have obtained the most detailed views yet of ice deposits inside the permanently shadowed craters at Mercury’s north pole.