Cassini
Bolt from the Blue: Giant Flash of Lightning Seen in Saturn’s Storm
An enormous storm that wrapped its way around Saturn's northern hemisphere during the first half of 2011 wasn't just a…
Surprising Swirls Above Titan’s South Pole
Thanks to Cassini's new vantage point granted by its inclined orbit researchers have gotten a new look at the south…
The Return of the Rings!
Now that Cassini has gone off on a new trajectory taking it above and below the equatorial plane of Saturn,…
An Epic Crater Called Odysseus
On June 28 NASA's Cassini spacecraft passed by Tethys, a 1,062-kilometer (662-mile) -wide moon of Saturn that's made almost entirely…
Titan’s Tides Suggest a Subsurface Sea
Saturn's hazy Titan is now on the short list of moons that likely harbor a subsurface ocean of water, based…
Extremes in the Saturn System
It’s just one extreme to another in this image from the Cassini spacecraft. Of course, you can’t miss the ginormous…
Cassini Spies a Possible ‘Oasis’ on Titan
From a JPL press release: New data from the Cassini spacecraft shows enduring methane lakes in the equatorial regions on…
On the Edge of Titan
[/caption] Here's a quick look at one of my favorite cosmic photo subjects - the varying layers of atmosphere that…
Cassini Captures a Rarely-Seen Moon
[/caption] While many of us here on Earth were waiting for the Moon to take a bite out of the…
A New Angle on Titan
Here's a great shot of Titan and Saturn acquired by Cassini on May 6, 2012 just after a pass by…