Saturn

Icy Enceladus

Cassini took this image of Saturn's moon Enceladus on July 3, 2004, when the spacecraft was 1.6 million km (990,000…

20 years ago

Tethys Revealed

Cassini took this image of Saturn's moon Tethys on July 3, 2004 when the spacecraft was 1.7 million km (1…

20 years ago

First View of Rhea

NASA's Cassini spacecraft took this image of Rhea, Saturn's second largest moon on June 2, 2004, when it was 990,000…

20 years ago

Saturn’s Two-Faced Moon

Why does Iapetus have a dark side and bright side? That's a mystery scientists hope that the Cassini spacecraft will…

20 years ago

Saturn’s Southern Atmosphere

Although Cassini has arrived at Saturn, NASA is still releasing photos it took of the Ringed Planet before it arrived.…

20 years ago

Rings Pose New Mysteries

NASA scientists have been busy in the last few days, downloading the mountains of data sent back from Cassini when…

20 years ago

Cassini Makes Its First Titan Flyby

Only days after arriving at Saturn, Cassini made its first flyby of Titan, the planet's largest moon. The spacecraft only…

20 years ago

Saturn’s Rings Up Close

As Cassini passed directly through a gap in Saturn's rings, it got the closest view any spacecraft has ever had…

21 years ago

Cassini Arrives at Saturn Safely

Seven years after it set out from Earth, the Cassini spacecraft finally arrived safely at Saturn. Using its high-gain antenna…

21 years ago

Cassini Will Arrive Today

A seven-year journey is nearly over as NASA's Cassini spacecraft is arriving at Saturn later today. The spacecraft will fire…

21 years ago