New Physical Model Explains the Origin of Water in Our Solar System
Equipped with Newton’s law of universal gravitation (published in Principia 330 years ago) and powerful computational resources (used to apply the law to more than…
Equipped with Newton’s law of universal gravitation (published in Principia 330 years ago) and powerful computational resources (used to apply the law to more than…
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…
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….
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…
This newly released image of Saturn was taken by the Cassini Spacecraft several months before ending its mission on September 15, 2017. Stunning views like…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft continues its farewell tour as it views Saturn’s yin-and-yang moon, Iapetus for the last time. The above image is from the last…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed planet and closing a thrilling chapter…
This newly released image comes from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft as it gazed toward the northern hemisphere of Saturn to spy subtle, multi-hued bands in the…
Taken on October 28, 2016, Cassini captured one of its last looks at Saturn and its main rings. Cassini has been orbiting Saturn for nearly…
This newly released image from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft shows a wave structure in Saturn’s rings known as the Janus 2:1 spiral density wave. Resulting from…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft is nearing the end of a long journey rich with scientific and technical accomplishments, and it is having a powerful influence on…
This newly released movie sequence of images from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft offers a unique perspective on Saturn’s ring system. Cassini captured the images from within…
This newly released image from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft shows turbulent clouds are on top of the world at Saturn. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this view…
NASA has announced that they will use the infrared capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope to study the “ocean worlds” of Jupiter’s moon Europa…
In this newly released image, Cassini gazes across the icy rings of Saturn toward the icy moon Tethys — whose night side is illuminated by…
This newly released Cassini image shows clouds on Saturn that have taken on the appearance of strokes from a cosmic brush thanks to the wavy…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft will enter new territory in its final mission phase, the Grand Finale, as it prepares to embark on a set of ultra-close…
This new image from the Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn’s moon Prometheus near Saturn’s narrow F ring. The thin sliver of Saturn’s moon Prometheus lurks near…