Saturn

Titan’s Fourth Flyby

NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its fourth flyby of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, on Tuesday. At its closest approach, the spacecraft…

20 years ago

Death Star Mimas’ Herschel Crater

This photograph of Mimas, one of Saturn's moons, shows a head-on view of its largest crater Herschel - making it…

20 years ago

Huygens Wind Data Released

Radio telescopes around the world listened for signals from Huygens to measure wind speeds on Titan as the probe descended…

20 years ago

Northern Saturn is a Little Blue

NASA has released new colour images of Saturn's northern hemispheres taken by Cassini - and the Ringed Planet is looking…

20 years ago

Saturn Has an Unusual Hot Spot

The ringed planet Saturn has some of the most turbulent weather in the Solar System, including a powerful polar vortex…

20 years ago

Natural Colour Image of Rhea

NASA's Cassini spacecraft took this natural colour image of Saturn's moon Rhea. It seems to display bright, wispy terrain, which…

20 years ago

Titan is a World Both Familiar and Alien

When Huygens descended through Titans clouds, snapping hundreds of pictures, it revealed a world with many similar physical features to…

20 years ago

Huygens Landed in Mud

Scientists at the European Space Agency now believe that Huygens landed with a splat when it reached the surface of…

20 years ago

Welcome to Titan

What an incredible day yesterday: the first pictures from the surface of Titan! Now, if you're feeling a little short…

20 years ago

Touchdown! Huygens Lands on Titan

After a seven year journey, the European Space Agency's Huygens probe is now on the surface of Titan. The probe…

20 years ago