Cassini
An Awesome Look at Enceladus, the Jet-Powered Moon
According to planetary scientist and Cassini imaging team leader Carolyn Porco, about 98 geyser jets of all sizes near Enceladus’s…
Saturn Storm’s ‘Suck Zone’ Shown In Spectacular Cassini Shots
Checking out the above pictures of a Saturn hurricane, one can't help but wonder: how close was the Cassini spacecraft…
Cassini Watches as Meteors Hit Saturn’s Rings
From tell-tale evidence, we know that Earth, our Moon and other bodies in our Solar System are constantly barraged with…
Saturn’s Little Wavemaking Moon
Captured on January 15, this narrow-angle Cassini image shows an outer portion of Saturn's A ring on the left and…
Cassini Says “Senkyo Very Much”
In this image acquired on January 5, Cassini's near-infrared vision pierced Titan's opaque clouds to get a glimpse of the…
The Return of Saturn: A Guide to the 2013 Opposition
A star party favorite is about to return to evening skies. The planet Saturn can now be spied low to…
Solar System Antiquities Abound in Saturn’s Rings
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U.S. To Restart Plutonium Production for Deep Space Exploration
The end of NASA’s plutonium shortage may be in sight. On Monday March 18th, NASA’s planetary science division head Jim…
Enceladus’ Jets Reach All the Way to its Sea
Thanks to the Cassini mission we've known about the jets of icy brine spraying from the south pole of Saturn's…
Breaks in Jupiter’s Clouds are Swirling Hot Spots
From a JPL press release: In the swirling canopy of Jupiter's atmosphere, cloudless patches are so exceptional that the big…