Topic: Saturn (Planet)
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What makes a planet livable? Five things scientists look for.
Scientists have so far detected at least 550 planets outside the solar system – and another 2,000-plus await confirmation. But how to pick out the ones that may be Earth-like havens for life? Here's what one team looks for in assessing any planet's potential habitability and its similarity to Earth's properties.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Uranus
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Europa or bust? Maybe not. Top 9 priorities for planetary research missions
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Massive Storms
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day: Blast off
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/31
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/30
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/27
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Kepler telescope finds two planets – and a possible new use
Kepler, the NASA telescope launched in March 2009, used the 'transiting' method to find two Saturn-size planets orbiting a star in the constellation Lyra.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/26
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'Two moons' on Friday night? It's a bogus claim about Mars.
The claim is that Mars will appear so large in the sky on Friday that it will look as if Earth has two moons. But the planet will appear as a mere pinprick of light, not a moonlike orb.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/25
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Newfound star system could have seven planets
At least five and possibly seven planets are circling the star HD 10180, some 127 light-years away.
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Astronomers discover star system that looks strikingly like our own
At least five planets circle the star HD 10180 in regular orbits, some 127 light years away. This new star system could set the extrasolar record for most known planets.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/24
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/23
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Neptune nears completing its first orbit since its 1846 discovery
Neptune has come almost full circle since it was first discovered in 1846, and on Aug. 20, it will be in a straight line with the sun and the Earth.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/12
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Meteor shower August 2010: how you can get the best view
Meteor shower August 2010 peak comes early Friday. Emanating from the constellation Perseid, the meteor shower could yield sightings in some locations of up to 75 meteors an hour.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/11
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Perseid meteor shower makes impressive start
Perseid meteor shower promises to be one of the flashiest meteor displays of the year, if you can stay awake to watch them.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/04
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/02
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Titan's giant sand dunes shaped by 'backward' winds, study finds
The odd equatorial sand dunes found on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, have been shaped by winds blowing in the opposite of the prevailing direction, new research finds.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/29
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/23
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/20
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/12
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/01
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A planet with 4,500-m.p.h. winds? Now that's a superstorm.
Scientists have succeeded in clocking the winds in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a star in the constellation Pegasus. Windiest planet in our solar system is Neptune, at 1,200 m.p.h.
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