Cassini
Astronomy Cast Ep. 230: Christiaan Huygens
And now we finish our trilogy of Saturnian astronomers and missions with a look at the Dutch astronomer and mathematician,…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 229: The Cassini Mission
Last week we talked about the Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini. This week we’ll talk about the mission that shares his…
A Close Look at Saturn’s Sponge Moon
[/caption] It might be one of the weirdest-looking moons in the solar system: Saturn's moon Hyperion looks like a giant…
Titan’s Giant Cloud Explained
[/caption] Titan is making news again, this time with Cassini images from 2010 showing a storm nearly as big as…
Cassini Surveys the Dunes of Xanadu on Titan
[/caption] The name "Xanadu" just sounds exotic and enticing, and given that this region on Titan is right next to…
Cassini Focuses In On Two Moons
[/caption] In this new image from the Cassini Imaging Team Saturn's moon Titan looks a little out of focus compared…
Cassini Captures a Menagerie of Moons
[/caption] This stunning new Cassini image was captured on July 29, 2011, and shows a portion of Saturn's rings along…
The Sights And Sounds of Saturn’s Super Storm
[/caption] It's five hundred times bigger than any anything like it observed by the Cassini Mission in the last two…
Enceladus’ Salty Surprise
[/caption] Researchers on the Cassini mission team have identified large salt grains in the plumes emanating from Saturn's icy…
Hello, Helene!
[/caption] On June 18, 2011, the Cassini spacecraft performed a flyby of Saturn's moon Helene. Passing at a distance of…