Cassini

Titan’s Spring Showers Bring Torrents of Methane, Maintain ‘Dry’ Gullies

[/caption] Titan's skies dump methane rain on the bizarre moon a quarter of the year, which collects in northern methane…

14 years ago

Enceladus’ Internal Heat Much Higher Than Predicted

[/caption] The south polar region of Enceladus is turning out to be a veritable heat pump. The fissure- and geyser-laden…

14 years ago

Awe-Inspiring Flythrough of the Saturn System

Ever imagine creating your own IMAX movie? Cinematographer Stephen Van Vuuren is working to do just that, and has created…

14 years ago

Saturn’s Rings, Moons Line Up in Latest Stunning Cassini Image

[/caption] This latest offering from the Cassini spacecraft shows a wide-angle view of Saturn, its rings, and a sampling of…

14 years ago

Earth-like Cirrus Clouds Found on Titan

[/caption] It seems Titan is getting more Earth-like all the time. There are lakes, rainfall (never mind that any liquids…

14 years ago

Cassini Provides Stunning New Looks at Several Moons

[/caption] The Cassini spacecraft recently had a mini 'grand tour' of several of Saturn's moons and just sent back some…

14 years ago

Rings on the Horizon

[/caption] The Cassini spacecraft has taken a some recent images of two of Saturn's most notorious moons, where in both…

14 years ago

Double Moon Illusion

[/caption] We've all experienced the Moon Illusion, where our own full Moon looks bigger when seen on the Earth's horizon.…

14 years ago

Stunning New Images From Cassini’s Close Flyby of Rhea

Jia-Rui C. Cook from the Cassini team sent out an alert that raw images from Cassini's closest flyby of Saturn's…

14 years ago

Cassini Takes Images of Growing Storm on Saturn

[/caption] The white storm on Saturn's northern hemisphere is growing and expanding. This raw image from the Cassini collection was…

14 years ago