Enceladus
Images from Enceladus ‘Plume Dive’ Courtesy of Cassini
Oh, to hitch a ride aboard NASA’s Cassini spacecraft this week. The Saturn orbiting sentinel recently completed an amazing series…
Saturn’s Moon Dione
Thanks to the Cassini mission, a great deal has been learned about Saturn’s system of moons (aka. the Cronian system)…
Saturn’s Moon Tethys
Thanks the Voyager missions and the more recent flybys conducted by the Cassini space probe, Saturn's system of moons have…
Saturn’s Moon Rhea
The Cronian system (i.e. Saturn and its system of rings and moons) is breathtaking to behold and intriguing to study.…
Saturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus
In the ongoing drive to unlock the secrets of Saturn and its system of moons, some truly fascinating and awe-inspiring…
Weekly Space Hangout – Oct. 16, 2015: Dr. Carolyn Porco and Cassini Update; Sexual Harassment in Astronomy and Academia
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Carolyn Porco is the leader of the Cassini Imaging Science team and the…
Cassini’s Close Flyby of Enceladus Yields Surprising, Perplexing Imagery
If you thought Saturn's moon Enceladus couldn't get any more bizzare -- with its magnificent plumes, crazy tiger-stripe-like fissures and…
Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Jupiter's four largest moons - aka. the Galilean Moons, consisting of Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - are nothing if…
The Planet Saturn
The gas giant Saturn is a fascinating place. In addition to its size, impressive ring system, and weather systems, it…
What’s This Ridge on Iapetus?
The strangest feature on Iapetus is the equatorial ridge. What could possibly create a feature like this? To paraphrase the…