Cassini

Land On Titan With Huygens in Beautiful New Video

On December 25, 2004, the piggybacking Huygens probe was released from the ‘mothership’ Cassini spacecraft and it arrived at Titan…

5 years ago

“Incredible Stories” From the Cassini Mission

When Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker thinks about her spacecraft, as it is out there gliding amidst the moons and…

5 years ago

Cassini’s First Ring-Grazing Orbit A Success

The Cassini mission has begun its final phase and has completed its first ring-grazing orbit around Saturn.

5 years ago

Cassini Is About To Graze Saturn’s Rings In Mission Endgame

There is a Twitter-bot that randomly tweets out "NOOOOOOOO Cassini can't be ending!" (with varying amounts of "O's"). @CassiniNooo represents…

5 years ago

Even Though it’s an Alien World, Titan’s Canyons Would Look Very Familiar

The Cassini probe has found more features on Titan that resemble Earth, steep river valleys that empty into its largest…

5 years ago

If it Wasn’t Already Strange Enough, now Saturn’s Hexagon Storm is Changing Color

Recent images from the Cassini space probe show that Saturn's hexagonal polar storm is changing, which may be due to…

5 years ago

New Composite Image Of Saturn’s Polar Vortex Mesmerizes

A new image from Cassini shows Saturn's southern polar vortex in striking detail.

6 years ago

Cassini Watches Star Through Enceladus’ Plume

Today Cassini will observe the light of the central star in Orion's belt as it passes through Enceladus' plumes.

6 years ago

Surfing On Titan Would Be Best In Summer

Space is mostly vast and empty. So whenever we notice something like ripples on a lake of methane, on the…

6 years ago

Search Narrows For Planet Nine

US astronomers announced last month they may have found a ninth planet beyond Neptune, but conceded they had no idea…

6 years ago