Cassini
Weekly Space Hangout – May 2, 2014: Gas Clouds & Photobombs
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter), Nancy Atkinson (@Nancy_A) (more…)
Cassini’s View of Another Pale Blue Dot
When you hear the words "pale blue dot" you're probably reminded of the famous quote by Carl Sagan inspired by…
Video: Carolyn Porco Discusses Her Life at Saturn
Space historian Andrew Chaikin sat down with planetary scientist Carolyn Porco, and she discusses how her career has ended up…
Let’s Put a Sailboat on Titan
The large moons orbiting the gas giants in our solar system have been getting increasing attention in recent years. Titan,…
Is Saturn Making a New Moon?
Congratulations! It's a baby... moon? A bright clump spotted orbiting Saturn at the outermost edge of its A ring may…
Cassini Sees a “Zen Garden” on Titan
Looking like the flowing designs carved by a Zen gardener's rake, long parallel dunes of hydrocarbon sand stretch across the…
Cassini Spacecraft Confirms Subsurface Ocean on Enceladus
Ever since the Cassini spacecraft first spied water vapor and ice spewing from fractures in Enceladus’ frozen surface in 2005,…
Surf’s Up on Titan! Cassini May Have Spotted Waves in Titan’s Seas
It's no surprise that Titan's north polar region is covered with vast lakes and seas of liquid methane -- these…
Watch Two Dark Moons Sneak Into Cassini’s Shots
On March 11, NASA's Cassini spacecraft was acquiring some images of Saturn's back-lit limb when two of its moons decided…
Weekly Space Hangout – February 14, 2014: Space Valentines!
Host: Nicole Gugliucci Astrojournalists: Morgan Rehnberg, Brian Koberlein (more…)