Sound and light have way more in common than you think, which is why it’s easy to turn light data, like radio waves, into sound. This can make for some pretty incredible science communicating ...

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The space probe Cassini has been exploring Saturn since 2004. One of the instruments on the two story tall spacecraft is from the University of Iowa called the Radio Plasma and Wave Science (RPWS) ...

On April 26, NASA's Cassini spacecraft shot between Saturn and its innermost ring, going where no human-made object has gone before. Cassini has already made some new discoveries thanks to its dive ...

Imagine listening to a violent storm – the whoosh of the wind, the crack of thunder. Now imagine listening to one a billion miles away in the dense atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan! The Earth’s ...

Though it’s been gone for nearly a year, the Cassini spacecraft continues to fuel new studies of Saturn and its many moons. In particular, Cassini’s unique and close-up view of the system during its ...

Over the last few days, NASA has been sharing bits and pieces of what the Cassini spacecraft experienced when it dove in between Saturn and its robust rings for the first time in 20 years. While we’ve ...

Scott Simon reaches into the mailbag to read listeners' letters. Topics include criticism for a recent "fight club" piece and reaction to the sounds of Saturn. Time now for your letters. (Soundbite of ...

In Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” a sweeping, seven-part composition inspired by Earth’s neighbors in the solar system, the song of Saturn begins softly, with the gentle hum of flutes. The melody, ...