NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Completes Final Flyby of Titan
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft has completed its final flyby of Saturn’s moon Titan and will now beginning its final set of 22 orbits around Saturn. The…
Cassini-Huygens Mission
Heliosphere May be Much More Compact and Rounded Than Previously Thought
New data from the Cassini Mission, the two Voyager Spacecraft and NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, reveal that our sun and planets are surrounded by a…
NASA’s Cassini Views Ithaca Chasma on Tethys
This newly released Cassini image shows Ithaca Chasma on Saturn’s mid-sized moon Tethys. The low angle of the sun over Tethys’ massive canyon, Ithaca Chasma…
NASA’s Cassini Views Earth Between the Rings of Saturn
A newly released Cassini Spacecraft image shows the Earth as a point of light between the icy rings of Saturn. The spacecraft captured the view…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Views Saturn’s ‘Flying-Saucer’ Moon Atlas Up Close
Cassini takes a closer look at Saturn’s small moon Atlas. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft capture this new raw, unprocessed image of Saturn’s moon Atlas on April…
Cassini Mission & Hubble Telescope Provide New Insights into ‘Ocean Worlds’
NASA’s Cassini Mission and Hubble Space Telescope are providing new details about ocean-bearing moons of Jupiter and Saturn, increasing the scientific interest of these and…
NASA to Reveal New Discoveries about Ocean Worlds in Our Solar System
NASA is set to release new details on ocean worlds discovered by Hubble and the Cassini Spacecraft. On Thursday, April 13 at 2 p.m. EDT…
Cassini Spacecraft Views a Sliver of Saturn
Although only a sliver of Saturn’s sunlit face is visible in this new Cassini image, the mighty gas giant planet still dominates the view. From…
NASA to Preview Cassini’s ‘Grand Finale’ Mission
At 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, April 4 NASA will hold a news conference at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to preview the beginning of Cassini’s…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Zooms in on Saturn’s A Ring
This newly released Cassini image gives us a closer look at Saturn’s A ring. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft zoomed in on Saturn’s A ring, revealing narrow,…
Cassini Spacecraft Made Its Final Close Approach to Saturn’s Moon Mimas
This image is from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft as it made its final close approach to Saturn’s moon Mimas. In its season of “lasts,” NASA’s Cassini…
Cassini Spacecraft Discovers Heat Below the Icy Surface of Enceladus
A newly published study reveals that the south polar region of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus is warmer than expected just a few feet below its…
Cassini Spacecraft Views Mimas’ Gigantic Crater
This newly released Cassini image shows Mimas’ gigantic crater Herschel near the moon’s limb. A big enough impact could potentially break up a moon. Luckily…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Reveals the Strange Shape of Saturn’s Moon Pan
These newly released images are the closest images ever taken of Pan and will help astronomers characterize its shape and geology. These raw, unprocessed images…
New Cassini Spacecraft Image of Enceladus
This newly released Cassini image shows Enceladus at a distance of approximately 41,000 miles away. Enceladus is a world divided. To the north, we see…
Cassini Tracks Small Objects in Saturn’s F Ring
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft is tracking several small, persistent objects in Saturn’s F ring. These images show two such objects that Cassini originally detected in spring…
NASA’s Cassini Views the North Pole of Saturn
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft captured this new image of Saturn with its wide-angle camera on December 2, 2016. The north pole of Saturn sits at the…
New Cassini Image of Saturn’s Ring-Embedded Moon Daphnis
This newly released Cassini image shows Saturn’s ring-embedded moon Daphnis. Daphnis, one of Saturn’s ring-embedded moons, is featured in this view, kicking up waves as…