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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail WIRED
A farewell to Cassini, from the scientist behind its iconic photos (September, 2017)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail Newsweek
NASA's Cassini: Best Photos of Saturn and its Moons as Spacecraft Prepares for Grand Finale Death Dive (September, 2017)
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Cassini's grand finale: "Like a Jules Verne adventure come true" (September, 2017)
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Cassini's "Grand Finale" Will Be a Blaze of Glory (September, 2017)
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Voyager Turns 40 (August, 2017)
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Meet the Woman Behind Some of NASA's Most Famous Images (August, 2017)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Voyager planets WNYC
Voyager Probes Still Discovering After 40 Years (August, 2017)
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Weird Science: First jobs of some leading scientists (July, 2017)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail The New York Times
"Cassini's Grand Finale: A Dive Between Saturn and Its Rings" (April, 2017)
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"Saturn: Cassini's Final Chapter - Carolyn Porco" (April, 2017)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail The Guardian
"Spectacular end is nigh for Cassini space probe" (April, 2017)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Enceladus Newsweek
"Cassini spacecraft delivers biggest revelation yet: A moon of Saturn is habitable" (April, 2017)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Enterprise Air & Space Magazine
"Starship Enterprise: The Extended Mission" (August, 2016)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail Introductions Necessary
"Carolyn Porco" (July, 2016)
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"Story Corps — A Fitting Tribute For A Stargazing Love: A Trip To The Moon" (July, 2016)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Enceladus Scientific American
"Excitement Builds for the Possibility of Life on Enceladus" (June, 2016)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail Popular Mechanics
"A Long-Time NASA Vet Turns Her Eyes Toward Finding Life on Saturn's Tiny Moon" (April, 2016)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail The New York Times
"Dark Oceans: Surveying Saturn's Moons" (October, 2015)
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Additional Enceladus ocean/flyby coverage:
BBC News | BBC World Service | BYU Radio | Discovery News | Los Angeles Times | Space Answers | Vice
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"We are trained not to jump to conclusions." - A conversation with Carolyn Porco" (September, 2015)
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"Next stop, Pluto" (July, 2015)
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Additional New Horizons Pluto flyby coverage:
Associated Press | Huffington Post | NBC News | NY Times |
NY Times Video | Popular Science | Reddit AMA
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"Evidence for potential life-harboring hydrothermal activity on Enceladus" (March, 2015)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - ISS cupola Mother Nature Network
"10 female astronomers everyone should know" (December, 2014)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo WBUR
"Troubling Times For Private Space Flight" (October, 2014)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Titan and Rhea The New York Times
"NASA Missions Approved to Go On" (September, 2014)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Carolyn and Neil deGrasse Tyson StarTalk Radio
"Madame Saturn: A Conversation With Carolyn Porco" (June, 2014)
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"The Human Journey with Dr. Carolyn Porco" (June, 2014)
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"More People Need To Know About Carolyn Porco" (April, 2014)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Stargazing Live BBC
"Stargazing LIVE" (January, 2014)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Showing off Enceladus Mother Jones
"This Woman Took Your Picture... From Saturn" (December, 2013)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Cassini spacecraft The Washington Post
"To go boldly (and on budget)" (December, 2013)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Judy Wudruff interviews Carolyn PBS Newshour
"Cassini spacecraft's cosmic photos bring the world 'along for the ride'" (November, 2013)
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"Portraits of the Solar System: Talking with Carolyn Porco About Carl Sagan" (November, 2013)
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"The Carl Sagan of Our Time Reprises The 'Pale Blue Dot' Photo of Earth" (November, 2013)
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Additional 'Day The Earth Smiled' final mosaic release coverage:
CBS News | CNN | El Mundo (in Spanish) | Globo (in Portuguese) | Lenta (in Russian) | National Geographic | NBC News | NY Times | The Register | Seattle Times | TIME | Universe Today | Virgin
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"Scientists show off Earth and moon, as seen from Saturn" (July, 2013)
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Additional 'Day The Earth Smiled' preview image coverage:
CBS News | The Daily Californian | Fox News | Fox News (video) | iO9 | Metro News UK | NPR (with audio) | Sydney Morning Herald
Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Apollo 8 Earthrise Scientific American
"Cassini Spacecraft Takes One Last Look at Home Today" (July, 2013)
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Additional 'Day The Earth Smiled' countdown coverage:
ABC News Australia | Aspen Public Radio (with audio) | BBC News | CBS News | El Mundo (in Spanish) | The Examiner | The Guardian | NBC News | NPR | Richard Branson's Blog | TED Blog
Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - portrait TIME
"The 25 Most Influential People in Space" (December, 2012)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Enceladus Sen
"An Interview With Cassini Scientist Carolyn Porco" (May, 2012)
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"Life in the Solar System" (October, 2011)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - women in science BoingBoing
"Women Scientists on the Debate Over Women in Science" (July, 2011)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Saturn Talk Radio Network
Michiu Kaku interviews Carolyn Porco (July, 2011)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Enceladus SETI Big Picture Science
Seth Shostak interviews Carolyn Porco (July, 2011)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - portrait WIRED
Lady of the Rings: Chat With Saturn Surveyor Carolyn Porco (June, 2011)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - In Saturn's Shadow Contra Costa Times
"Planetary scientist Carolyn Porco shares dazzling images of Saturn with audience" (May, 2011)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - portrait American Museum of Natural History
Michael Shara interviews Carolyn Porco (March, 2011)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Saturn The New York Times
"Scientist at Work: Carolyn Porco - An Odyssey from the Bronx to Saturn's Rings" (September, 2009)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - portrait WIRED
"The 2008 Smart List: Fifteen People the Next President Should Listen To" (October, 2008)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - portrait TrekMovie.com
"Exclusive Interview With Carolyn Porco – Star Trek's New Science Advisor" (February, 2008)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - binoculars The Humanist
"Science and Spirituality: An Interview with Carolyn C. Porco" (January / February, 2008)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Saturn WIRED
"Meet Carolyn Porco, the Scientist Who Made Saturn a Rock Star" (March, 2007)
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"Planetary Paparazzo Carolyn Porco" (Winter, 2007)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - portrait Astronomy Now
"Carolyn Porco: The Biggest, Baddest Team Leader" (December, 2006)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - science and religion The New York Times
"Free For All on Science and Religion" (November, 2006)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Bible illustration MSNBC
"Losing Our Religion" (November, 2006)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Atheist pins Newsweek
"The New Naysayers" (September, 2006)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - portrait Today's Science
"Carolyn Porco: Captain's Log July 2015" (June, 2006)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Saturn CNN
"Astronomer's 'cosmic connection' to Saturn" (February, 2005)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Saturn The New York Times
"Scientist at Work: Carolyn Porco - Cassini Scientist Yielded to the Seduction of Space" (August, 1999)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Carolyn with James Watson and David Milch The New York Times
"Scientists Seek a New Movie Role: Hero, Not Villain" (December, 1998)
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Carolyn Porco news thumbnail - Neptune The Boston Globe
"Seeking the Truth Amid the Rings, Planets' Disks Fascinate Carolyn Porco" (October, 1989)
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