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News | September 22, 2006

Titan Flyby - (T-18) - Sept. 23, 2006

Titan's Halo: With its thick, distended atmosphere, Titan's orange globe shines softly, encircled by a thin halo of purple light-scattering haze. — Titan's Halo: With its thick, distended atmosphere, Titan's orange globe shines softly, encircled by a thin halo of purple light-scattering haze.

Cassini Aimed High During Titan Flyby

Cassini successfully flew by Titan on Saturday, September 23. Data collected will help scientists study the composition at the very highest levels of Titan's atmosphere.

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NASA's Newly Arrived OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Already Discovers Water on Asteroid

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For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars.

NASA's Voyager 2 Probe Enters Interstellar Space

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NASA's InSight has provided the first ever "sounds" of Martian winds on the Red Planet.

NASA InSight Lander 'Hears' Martian Winds

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OSIRIS-REx observations of asteroid Bennu will improve predictions of which asteroids could be on a trajectory that could pose a risk to Earth.

Planetary Defense: The Bennu Experiment

Planetary Defense: The Bennu Experiment

Now unstowed, the spacecraft's robotic arm will point a camera located on its elbow and take images of the surroundings.

NASA's Mars InSight Flexes Its Arm

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