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…
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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…
New Cassini View of Saturn’s F Ring
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft captured this new view of Saturn’s F ring this past December. When seen up close, the F ring of Saturn resolves into…
Amateurs Process Cassini Images to Create Their Own Spectacular Scenes
Using Cassini’s images, amateur astronomers create their own spectacular scenes. Although the motivation behind NASA’s Cassini mission to Saturn was scientific, part of the planet’s…
Cassini Views Saturn’s Icy Moon Tethys
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft gets a closer look at one of Saturn’s icy moons (Tethys). Tethys, one of Saturn’s larger icy moons, vaguely resembles an eyeball…
New Cassini Image of Small Moon Daphnis
This new Cassini image features one of Saturn’s small moons. The wavemaker moon, Daphnis, is featured in this view, taken as NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made…
New Cassini Image – Peeking Over Saturn’s Shoulder
This newly released Cassini image shows Saturn in a way no Earth-based telescope ever could. No Earth-based telescope could ever capture a view quite like…
Video Shows Images of Titan’s Surface from Huygens Probe
On January 14, 2005, ESA’s Huygens probe made its descent to the surface of Saturn’s hazy moon, Titan. Carried to Saturn by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft,…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Reveals First Images from New Orbit
New images from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft from its new orbit of Saturn. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has sent to Earth its first views of Saturn’s atmosphere…
Cassini Spacecraft Makes First Ring-Grazing Plunge
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made its first close dive past the outer edges of Saturn’s rings since beginning its penultimate mission phase on November 3o. Cassini…
New Cassini Image Shows a Tiny Mimas, Huge Saturn Rings
In this new image from the Cassini Spacecraft, Saturn’s icy moon Mimas is dwarfed by the planet’s enormous rings. Because Mimas (near lower left) appears…
Cassini Spacecraft Views Saturn’s ‘Watercolor’ Swirl
In this newly released image from the Cassini Spacecraft you can see Saturn’s north polar region, which somewhat resemble the brushwork in a watercolor painting….
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Measures a Day on Saturn
Measuring the exact length of a Saturn day is turning out to be a bigger challenge than originally thought. Over more than a decade in…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Captures a New View of Saturn
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft views Saturn from above. Saturn appears as a serene globe amid tranquil rings in this view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. In reality,…
Cassini Views Saturn’s Dynamic Atmosphere
Astronomers are using Saturn’s clouds to study fluid dynamics, which seeks to understand the motion of gases and liquids. Saturn’s lack of a solid planetary…
Cassini Views a Lonely Moon of Saturn
This new Cassini image shows Saturn’s moon Pandora in isolation beside Saturn’s kinked and constantly changing F ring. Pandora (near upper right) is 50 miles…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Begins Final Year of Its Voyage
After more than 12 years of exploring Saturn, NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft has entered the final year of its voyage. The conclusion of the historic scientific…
New Cassini Image Shows a Glowing Spot on Saturn’s B Ring
This new image from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows an ethereal, glowing spot on Saturn’s B ring. There is nothing particular about that place in the…