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Jacob Jarvis

Nasa announcement news as it happened: 'major' new space mission to Saturn's moon Titan unveiled

Nasa has announced details of a "major new science mission" to Saturn's largest moon Titan.

The space agency hosted a conference from 9pm, detailing its "next mission to explore the solar system".

Nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine said: "Today, I am pleased to announce that our next new frontiers mission, Dragonfly, will explore Saturn's largest moon, Titan.

"Titan is unlike any other place in our solar system. and the most comparable to early earth."

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