Prometheus

Juno Shares Stunning New Images of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io

The Juno made its closest pass to Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon, and snapped some stunning images of an eruption on…

1 year ago

Bumper Car Moonlets Crash and Crumble in Saturn’s F Ring

Nothing stands still. Everything evolves. So why shouldn't Saturn's kookie, clumpy F ring put on a new face from time…

10 years ago

Prometheus Practices Its Pull

Lit by eerie, reflected light from Saturn's F ring (and a casting a faint shadow through a haze of icy…

11 years ago

Saturn’s Mini-Moons Align for Family Portrait

It’s a good thing NASA labeled the moons in this image of Saturn, because they are pretty hard to see.…

12 years ago

The Rings on the Planet Go ‘Round and ‘Round…

Raw wide-angle Cassini image of Saturn's rings (NASA/JPL/SSI) Recently I posted an image of two of Saturn's shepherd moons, Pandora…

12 years ago

Shepherd Moon Face-Off!

Raw Cassini image acquired on Dec. 18, 2012 (NASA/JPL/SSI) Two of Saturn's shepherd moons face off across the icy strand…

12 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – June 7, 2012

In this week's episode of the Weekly Space Hangout, Universe Today's Fraser Cain is joined by Alan Boyle from MSNBC…

12 years ago

Moons Large and Small

[/caption] It may be one of the best images from Cassini yet this year! Cloud-covered Titan and tiny Prometheus (can…

13 years ago

Prometheus: the Michelangelo of Saturn

[/caption] I've frequently said the Cassini spacecraft is an artist, so when Carolyn Porco, the mission's imaging team lead, mentioned…

14 years ago

Latest Wall Art from Cassini

[/caption] Oh, wow -- what a gorgeous image! Just the latest from our resident artist in space, the Cassini spacecraft.…

14 years ago