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Enceladus

An Awesome Look at Enceladus, the Jet-Powered Moon

April 30, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter According to planetary scientist and Cassini imaging team leader Carolyn Porco, about 98 geyser jets of all sizes near Enceladus’s south pole are spraying water vapor, icy particles, and organic compounds out into space. The spray from those geysers are evident [...]

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Enceladus’ Jets Reach All the Way to its Sea

March 19, 2013

Thanks to the Cassini mission we’ve known about the jets of icy brine spraying from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus for about 8 years now, but this week it was revealed at the 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference outside Houston, Texas that Enceladus’ jets very likely reach all the way down to the [...]

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Extremes in the Saturn System

June 25, 2012

It’s just one extreme to another in this image from the Cassini spacecraft. Of course, you can’t miss the ginormous Saturn. But do you see three of what appear to be eentsy, tiny moons of the ringed planet? Remove this ad

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Enceladus On Display In Newest Images From Cassini

May 3, 2012

The latest images are in from Saturn’s very own personal paparazzi, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, fresh from its early morning flyby of the ice-spewing moon Enceladus. And, being its last closeup for the next three years, the little moon didn’t disappoint! Remove this ad

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Cassini’s Last Flyby of Enceladus Until 2015

May 1, 2012

On May 2, the Cassini spacecraft will be swooping past the moon we all love to love — Enceladus — and coming within 74 kilometers (46 miles) of its fractured, jet-spewing surface. The images should be spectacular, and the science should be just as enticing. With Cassini’s radio science experiment, scientists hope to learn more [...]

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