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A Distant View of Janus, One of Saturn’s ‘Dancing Moons’
One of 62 moons discovered thus far orbiting giant Saturn, Janus is a 111-mile (179-km) -wide pockmarked potato composed of…
Happy Holidays from Cassini!
Cassini couldn't make it to the mall this year to do any Christmas shopping but that's ok: we're all getting…
New Flyover Video Takes You on a Tour of Titan’s Lake Region
Saturn’s moon Titan has the only known liquid lakes beyond planet Earth, and new data from the Cassini spacecraft’s radar…
Saturn’s Mysterious Hexagon Behaves Like Earth’s Ozone Hole
A raging hurricane is creating a "suck zone" at Saturn's north pole. The handy Cassini spacecraft recently captured a bunch of…
Ghostly Pic Of Saturn’s Moon Shows It Rising From The Deep
Sunlight can do fun things in space. For example: this recent picture of Titan (a moon of Saturn) shows sunlight…
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NASA Halts Work on its New Nuclear Generator for Deep Space Exploration
Another blow was dealt to deep space exploration this past weekend. The announcement comes from Jim Green, NASA’s Planetary Science…
The Day the Earth Smiled: Saturn Shines in this Amazing Image from the Cassini Team
This summer, for the first time ever, the world was informed that its picture was going to be taken from…
Five Saturn Moons Stun In Cassini Spacecraft Archival Image
This picture is from a couple of years ago, but still worth the extra look. The Cassini spacecraft -- busily…
Titan’s North Pole is Loaded With Lakes
A combination of exceptionally clear weather, the steady approach of northern summer, and a poleward orbital path has given Cassini…
An Incredible View of Saturn that Could Only Be Seen by a Visiting Spacecraft
So what did NASA do during the US government shutdown? You can't just turn off spacecraft that are operating millions…