Cassini
Simulation Helps Explain Saturn’s Mysterious Hexagon
A new study of the mysterious hexagon-shaped storm at Saturn’s north pole suggests this phenomenon is actually the result of…
Sunrises Across the Solar System
Scientists have learned a lot about the atmospheres on various worlds in our Solar System simply from planetary sunrises or…
Scientists Construct a Global Map of Titan’s Geology
Titan's methane-based hydrologic cycle makes it one of the Solar System's most geologically diverse bodies. There are lakes of methane,…
There are Ring-Like Formations Around the Lakes on Titan
Some lakes on Titan have ring-like shapes around them, and scientists are trying to find out how they formed. Understanding…
Stunning Image Shows How Saturn’s Tiny Moon Sculpts the Planet’s Rings
The Cassini mission to Saturn ended a year and a half ago, but scientific results are still coming from all…
Saturn’s Rings are Only 10 to 100 Million Years Old
Can you imagine the Solar System without Saturn's rings? Can you envision Earth at the time the dinosaurs roamed the…
Cassini Saw Rain Falling at Titan’s North Pole
The Cassini mission to Saturn ended in September 2017, but the data it gathered during its 13 year mission is…
Titan’s Thick Clouds Obscure our View, but Cassini Took these Images in Infrared, Showing the Moon’s Surface Features
Saturn's moon Titan is a very strange place. It's surrounded by a dense, opaque atmosphere, the only moon in the…
Saturn is Losing its Rings, Fast. They Could be Gone Within 100 Million Years
According to new research based on data obtained by the Cassini probe, Saturn's rings could be gone within 100 million…
Titan First-Ever Detected Dust Storms Prove the Moon is More Earth-like than Ever
Based on Cassini data, an international team of scientists found evidence of dust storms on Titan, yet another thing it…