Saturn

Cassini’s First Titan Flyby Tomorrow

NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make its first close approach tomorrow to Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The spacecraft will skim within…

20 years ago

Huygens Will Listen For Thunderstorms

One of the six scientific instruments on board the European Space Agency's Huygens probe is a tiny microphone designed to…

20 years ago

Preparing for Huygens’ Release

When NASA's Cassini spacecraft took off towards Saturn, it brought along a passenger: the ESA's Huygens probe, which is designed…

20 years ago

New Insights Into Saturn’s Magnetosphere

Scientists from the Los Alamos Laboratory are beginning to study the data returned by from the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer (CAPS);…

20 years ago

Saturn’s Irregular Shepherd Moon

This photo, taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, shows the tiny moon Prometheus, which serves as a shepherd to the inside…

20 years ago

Keeping the Rings In Line

This is an image of Saturn's tiny moon Prometheus, which shepherds the inner edge of Saturn's F ring. The irregular…

20 years ago

Cassini Finds a New Ring Around Saturn

Scientists from the United Kingdom have uncovered a new object and a new ring orbiting Saturn. While Cassini images, scientists…

20 years ago

Saturn’s Cool… Well, Its Rings Are

According to NASA's Cassini spacecraft, the temperature of Saturn's rings range from cold to really really cold. In this false-colour…

20 years ago

Cassini Completes Orbital Maneuver

NASA's Cassini spacecraft completed a 51-minute engine burn that raised its orbit away from Saturn. When it first arrived at…

20 years ago

Cassini Discovers Two New Moons

Cassini has uncovered two new mini-moons of Saturn, orbiting between Mimas and Enceladus. The new moons have been dubbed S/2004…

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