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Universe Update
News from Morrison Planetarium and beyond
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We bid a final farewell to Cassini, thanking the mission for a ringside seat to Saturn.
Cassini’s discoveries of geysers, oceans, and more at one of Saturn’s most intriguing moons.
This month, the Cassini mission concludes its exploration of the Saturn system after more than a decade.
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These half-pipes are for science!
As we say farewell to Cassini, we reflect on many of the storms its observed.
Looking back to the First ever Titan lander, Huygens and the Cassini mission.
What did the JEDI learn flying through the clouds of Jupiter?
Does snow only lightly fall on the Red Planet or could blizzards occur?
Can't Miss
What can moons orbiting asteroids tell us about the formation of our solar system?
A San Francisco researcher is looking for life not so far away.
Ring in the New Year with a couple of comets and a megamaser. Plus, we remember astrophysicist Vera Rubin.
Two distant stars may soon merge, creating a luminous red nova and possibly quite a show!
Astronomers are getting closer to solving the origins of Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs.
Observing the Night Sky
Get ready for this year's solar eclipse. For more information, visit eclipse.aas.org
