Saturn
Crater Melanthius on Tethys
Cassini took this photograph of the 245-km (150-mile) crater Melanthius on the surface of Saturn's moon Tethys. The central mountains…
Rings Lit by Saturn’s Shine
This is a view looking down onto the unlit side of Saturn's rings, lit only by the reflected light from…
Nothing But Rings
This photograph is a close-up view of Saturn's A ring taken by Cassini. Look closely and you'll see that the…
Rigel Passes Behind Saturn
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this image of the star Rigel passing behind Saturn's atmosphere. Rigel is well known to astronomers,…
Enceladus Occults Rhea
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this photograph of Saturn's moon Rhea emerging from behind another of its moons, Enceladus. At 1,528…
False Colour View of Hyperion
This view of Saturn's moon Hyperion has been given false colour enhancements to highlight its geologic features. Photographs in ultraviolet,…
Saturn’s Ring Spokes are Back
Nope, that's not an error in the photograph. The ghostly white stripe in Saturn's rings was captured by Cassini on…
Liquid Methane Drizzles Down on Titan
New research from NASA, published in the journal Nature suggests that it's always raining on Titan. Not thunderstorms, but a…
Huygens Data Used to Measure Titan’s Pebbles
When ESA's Huygens probe landed on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan last year, it continued to transmit data for…
Earthlike Regions on Titan
New radar images of Titan show surprisingly familiar terrain on Saturn's largest moon. The radar images show a strip 4,500…