Saturn
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…
Gorgeous New Backlit View of Saturn
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has delivered a glorious view of Saturn, taken while the spacecraft was in Saturn's shadow. Image credit:…
Saturn’s Strange Hexagon – In Living Color!
Color-composite Cassini image of Saturn's northern hexagon (NASA/JPL/SSI/Jason Major) Cassini sure has been busy these past few days! After returning…
Incredible Raw Image of Saturn’s Swirling North Pole
Ok, are you ready for this? I know... WOW. This swirling maelstrom of clouds is what was seen over Saturn's…
Saturn. In color.
Color-composite of Saturn, made from raw Cassini images acquired in visible light channels on 18 Nov. 2012. (NASA/JPL/SSI. Composite by…
Saturn’s Fluctuating F Ring
Bright clumps of material spotted within Saturn's ropy F ring (NASA/JPL/SSI) Released today, this image acquired by NASA's Cassini spacecraft…