A Striking View of Saturn’s Moon Dione
Cassini captured this striking view of Saturn’s moon Dione on July 23, 2012. Dione is about 698 miles (1,123 kilometers) across. Its density suggests that…
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Cassini Sees Saturn and Its Rings Through a Haze of Sun Glare
In this image, NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft sees Saturn and its rings through a haze of Sun glare on the camera lens. If you could travel…
Beautiful Mosaic of Some of the Very Last Images Captured by Cassini
This view of Saturn looks toward the planet’s night side, lit by sunlight reflected from the rings. A mosaic of some of the very last…
A Song of Ice and Light, Enceladus Drifts Before Saturn’s Rings
Saturn’s moon Enceladus drifts before the rings and the tiny moon Pandora in this view that NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured on November 1, 2009. The…
Impressive Cassini Image of Rhea Passing in Front of Titan
In this view, Saturn’s icy moon Rhea passes in front of Titan as seen by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Some of the differences between the two…
New Finding Shows Remarkable Similarities Between Earth and Titan
Saturn’s moon Titan may be nearly a billion miles away from Earth, but a recently published paper based on data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveals…
Cassini Image of the Twilight Haze in Titan’s Upper Atmosphere
In this view, individual layers of haze can be distinguished in the upper atmosphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Titan’s atmosphere features a rich and…
Cassini Image of Saturn’s Icy Rings
Saturn’s rings, made of countless icy particles, form a translucent veil in this view from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft. Saturn’s tiny moon Pan, about 17 miles…
Cassini Image of Enceladus Drifting By Saturn’s Rings
Saturn’s moon Enceladus drifts before the rings, which glow brightly in the sunlight. Beneath its icy exterior shell, Enceladus hides a global ocean of liquid…
Cassini’s Final Observation of Saturn’s Icy Moon Rhea
This image is from Cassini spacecraft’s final observation of Saturn’s icy moon Rhea (949 miles or 1,527 kilometers across) on May 2, 2017. The spacecraft…
New Details on the Unexpected Atmospheric Vortex Behavior on Titan
New research shows that the recently reported unexpected behavior on Saturn’s largest moon Titan is due to its unique atmospheric chemistry. Titan’s polar atmosphere recently…
New Research Into Saturn’s Geologically Active Moon Enceladus
A new study by European and U.S. researchers shows that heat from friction could power hydrothermal activity on Saturn’s moon Enceladus for billions of years…
Cassini Spacecraft’s Final View of Saturn’s Moon Pandora
As the Cassini Spacecraft hurtled toward its fatal encounter with Saturn, the spacecraft turned to catch this final look at Saturn’s moon Pandora next to…
Astronomers Investigate Invisible Magnetic Bubbles in Our Solar System
Planetary missions including Galileo, Cassini and Juno, and a number of spacecraft that orbit Earth, provide observations to create a comprehensive understanding of how planets…
Cassini Spacecraft Image of the Northern Hemisphere of Saturn
Astronomers continue to study Cassini data on Saturn, providing us with images like this one showing the northern hemisphere from about 34 degrees above Saturn’s…
Cassini Image of Saturn’s Graceful Lanes of Orbiting Ice
This view from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft shows Saturn’s graceful lanes of orbiting ice (rings) winding their way around the planet to pass beyond the horizon….
NASA Reveals Noxious Ice Cloud on Saturn’s Moon Titan
NASA researchers have found evidence of a toxic hybrid ice in a wispy cloud high above the south pole of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. The…
Analysis Continues on the Mountain of Data from the Cassini Spacecraft
The Cassini Spacecraft ended its journey on September 15 with a plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, but analysis continues on the mountain of data…