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Published online 31 December 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031229-6
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Saturn rings in the New Year
Gas giant brushes close to Earth.
This has been a good year for planet-spotters, with the red eye of Mars glaring down through the summer nights. And 2003 has one final treat in store: on New Year's Eve, Saturn will make its closest approach to Earth for 30 years.
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