Cassini
Saturn to Shed its Spooky Spokes for Summer
As Saturn steadily moves along its 29.7-year-long orbit toward summertime in its northern hemisphere NASA's Cassini spacecraft is along for…
These are the Last Close-up Images of the Moon Rhea from Cassini
“Take a good, long, luxurious look at these sights from another world,” said Cassini Imaging Team Leader Carolyn Porco, “as…
Stunning Views of Venus, All the Way from Saturn
Two amazing images from the Cassini spacecraft today: We know how brightly Venus shines in our own night sky; now…
A New Look at Saturn’s Northern Hexagon
Freshly delivered from Cassini's wide-angle camera, this raw image gives us another look at Saturn's north pole and the curious…
Saturn’s Mini-Moons Align for Family Portrait
It’s a good thing NASA labeled the moons in this image of Saturn, because they are pretty hard to see.…
What Happened During the Huygens Mission?
It was eight years ago on January 14, 2005 that the Huygens spacecraft descended through Titan’s murky atmosphere and touched…
Chunks of Frozen Hydrocarbons May be Floating on Titan’s Lakes
The Cassini spacecraft has been getting some strange data from Saturn’s moon Titan, and scientists will soon test out whether…
A Color View of Darling Dione
Color-composite of Dione made from raw Cassini images acquired on Dec. 23, 2012. (NASA/JPL/SSI. Composite by J. Major.) Although made…
The Rings on the Planet Go ‘Round and ‘Round…
Raw wide-angle Cassini image of Saturn's rings (NASA/JPL/SSI) Recently I posted an image of two of Saturn's shepherd moons, Pandora…
Shepherd Moon Face-Off!
Raw Cassini image acquired on Dec. 18, 2012 (NASA/JPL/SSI) Two of Saturn's shepherd moons face off across the icy strand…