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Cassini offers a crash course in ring world orbital mechanics
Dec 21, 2016 (JPL)
It may look as though Saturn's moon Mimas is crashing through the rings in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, but Mimas is actually 28,000 miles (45...
Saturn's bulging core implies moons younger than thought
Dec 09, 2016 (SPX)
Freshly harvested data from NASA's Cassini mission reveals that the ringed planet's moons may be younger than previously thought. "All of these Cassini mission ...
Cassini Beams Back First Images from New Orbit
Dec 07, 2016 (JPL)
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sent to Earth its first views of Saturn's atmosphere since beginning the latest phase of its mission. The new images show scenes f...
Cassini Makes First Ring-Grazing Plunge
Dec 06, 2016 (JPL)
NASA's Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft has made its first close dive past the outer edges of Saturn's rings since beginning its penultimate mission phase on ...
NASA Saturn Mission Prepares for 'Ring-Grazing Orbits'
Nov 25, 2016 (JPL)
A thrilling ride is about to begin for NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Engineers have been pumping up the spacecraft's orbit around Saturn this year to increase its ...
Vast equatorial jet stream in Saturn's atmosphere are revealed
Nov 11, 2016 (SPX)
The atmosphere of the planet Saturn, a gas giant ten times bigger than the Earth consisting mostly of hydrogen, has a wider, more intense jet stream than all th...
Watching Summer Clouds on Titan
Nov 08, 2016 (JPL)
NASA's Cassini spacecraft watched clouds of methane moving across the far northern regions of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, on Oct. 29 and 30, 2016. Several set...
Titan experiences dramatic seasonal changes
Oct 26, 2016 (SPX)
As Titan approaches its northern summer solstice, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed dramatic seasonal changes in the atmospheric temperature and compositio...
Going Out in a Blaze of Glory: Cassini's Grand Finale
Oct 21, 2016 (JPL)
With the conclusion of the international Cassini mission set for September 15, 2017, the spacecraft is poised to soon begin a thrilling two-part endgame. Cassin...
Cassini data reveal subsurface ocean on Saturn's moon Dione
Oct 05, 2016 (UPI)
Subsurface oceans are all the rage. Titan and Enceladus have one. Europa and Pluto probably have one. Ceres might have one. Now, Saturn's moon Dione is getting ...
NASA scientists find 'impossible' cloud on Titan
Sep 21, 2016 (JPL)
The puzzling appearance of an ice cloud seemingly out of thin air has prompted NASA scientists to suggest that a different process than previously thought - pos...
Cassini Begins Epic Final Year at Saturn
Sep 19, 2016 (JPL)
After more than 12 years studying Saturn, its rings and moons, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has entered the final year of its epic voyage. The conclusion of the hi...
Titan's Dunes and Other Features Emerge in New Images
Sep 08, 2016 (JPL)
New scenes from a frigid alien landscape are coming to light in recent radar images of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Cassini obt...
Methane-Filled Canyons Line Titan's Surface
Aug 12, 2016 (JPL)
Liquid methane-filled canyons hundreds of meters deep with walls as steep as ski slopes etch the surface of Titan, researchers report in a new study. The new fi...
Cassini shares infrared imagery of Saturn clouds
Aug 10, 2016 (UPI)
Cassini's latest offering could be an abstract painting, a close-up of a marble or tie-dyed T-shirt. But according to NASA, which shared the image online Wednes...
Cassini discovers flooded canyon on Titan
Aug 10, 2016 (UPI)
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found deep, steep-sided canyons on Saturn's moon Titan that are flooded with liquid hydrocarbons. The finding represents the first...
Rhea Shines Brightly About Saturn
Aug 05, 2016 (SPX)
Rhea, like many moons in the outer solar system, appears dazzlingly bright in full sunlight. This is the signature of the water ice that forms most of the moon'...
Chemical trail on Titan may be key to prebiotic conditions
Jul 11, 2016 (SPX)
NASA's Cassini and Huygen's missions have provided a wealth of data about chemical elements found on Saturn's moon Titan, and Cornell scientists have uncovered ...
Chemical Trail Could Lead To Clues About Life On Titan
Jul 08, 2016 (SPX)
NASA's Cassini and Huygens missions have provided a wealth of data about chemical elements found on Saturn's moon Titan, and Cornell scientists have uncovered a...
An Ocean Lies a Few Kilometers Beneath Enceladus's Icy Surface
Jun 24, 2016 (SPX)
With eruptions of ice and water vapor, and an ocean covered by an ice shell, Saturn's moon Enceladus is one of the most fascinating in the solar system, especia...
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