Saturn
Enceladus Might Mask the Length of Saturn’s Day
You'd think it would be an easy question to answer: how long is Saturn's day? But it's been a puzzle…
Seas Discovered on Titan
Planetary scientists had reported lakes around Titan's southern poles, but now it looks like the northern hemisphere has liquid on…
Radioactive Core Might Explain Geysers on Enceladus
Since Cassini arrived at Saturn, it has made many impressive discoveries. One of the most intriguing is the discovery that…
Large Lake Surrounds an Island on Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has been turning up new images of features that look like lakes on the surface of Saturn's…
Unique New Perspectives of Saturn
Now flying in a polar orbit around Saturn, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is now sending back completely unique images of Saturn,…
New Crater Discovered on Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this image of a semi-circular feature on Saturn's moon Titan. Planetary geologists think that it might…
What Else Could Be Spewing Out of Enceladus?
One of the biggest space news stories of 2006 was the Cassini's discovery that water ice was spraying out the…
Daphnis Walks the Knife Edge
Saturn's tiny moon Daphnis makes waves as it orbits the Ringed Planet. Even though it's only 7 km (4.3 miles)…
Pan Clearing a Gap in Saturn’s Rings
If you want to understand what causes the gaps in Saturn's rings, just look at this picture. The bright object…
What Venus and Saturn Have in Common
Astronomers have known about a strange vortex at the south pole of Venus since the 1970s, when it was discovered…