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Cassini Confirms New Moon of Saturn

Posted by samzenpus on from the made-of-cheese dept.

pipcorona writes ""In a spectacular kick-off to its first season of prime ring viewing, which began last month, the Cassini spacecraft has confirmed earlier suspicions of an unseen moon hidden in a gap in Saturn's outer A ring. A new image and movie show the new moon and the waves it raises in the surrounding ring material."

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  1. 3 Simple Suggestions for Slashdot by The_Fire_Horse · · Score: -1, Troll

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    1. Re:3 Simple Suggestions for Slashdot by CmdrTaco+(troll) · · Score: -1, Troll

      Dear Fire Horse,

      I will be glad to implement your suggestions just as soon as I am done with my faggotry.

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      CmdrTaco

      P.S. I will never be done with my faggotry. Sucker.

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  2. Re:Images! by Roland+Piguepaille · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hmmm that's true of course

    I just read an interesting book about Titan and wanted to share what I found from surfing around afterwards :)

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  3. You're off topic, and stupid. too by lheal · · Score: 1, Troll

    How is naming an object orbiting Saturn a moon a good use of your tax dollars?

    On the other hand, your State Board of Education wants you to really THINK about where you came from, and not simply accept the implausible idea that God did it in six days nor the unlikely explanation that it just happened, and kept on just happening, for billions of years. They want you to question your assumptions, and to know what you're taking on faith.

    You choose to put your faith in Isaac Asimov. Fine - you get the answer to the basic questions of life from a science fiction writer. You might be interested in the writings of that sage, L. Ron Hubbard, who took the next step and invented his own religion (Scientology).

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