atmosphere
A New Look at Saturn’s Northern Hexagon
Freshly delivered from Cassini's wide-angle camera, this raw image gives us another look at Saturn's north pole and the curious…
Titan Shines in Latest Cassini Shots
Color-composite raw image of Titan's southern hemisphere. Note the growing south polar vortex. (NASA/JPL/SSI/Jason Major) Last Thursday, November 29, Cassini…
In the Shadow of the Moon: Experience a Solar Eclipse From 37 Kilometers Up
The Moon's shadow stretches over the Earth in this balloon-mounted camera view of the November 14 solar eclipse (Catalin Beldea,…
Saturn’s Strange Hexagon – In Living Color!
Color-composite Cassini image of Saturn's northern hexagon (NASA/JPL/SSI/Jason Major) Cassini sure has been busy these past few days! After returning…
Incredible Raw Image of Saturn’s Swirling North Pole
Ok, are you ready for this? I know... WOW. This swirling maelstrom of clouds is what was seen over Saturn's…
Makemake’s Mysteriously Missing Atmosphere
Artist's impression of the surface of Makemake, a dwarf planet beyond Pluto (ESO/L. Calçada/Nick Risinger) It turns out there's no…
Hunting for High Life: What Lives in Earth’s Stratosphere?
The Moon photographed through the layers of the atmosphere from the ISS in December 2003 (NASA/JSC) What lives at the…
Pictures From T-86: Cassini’s Latest Flyby of Titan
On September 26-27 Cassini executed its latest flyby of Titan, T-86, coming within 594 miles (956 km) of the cloud-covered…
On the Hunt for High-Speed Sprites
A bright red sprite appears above a lightning flash in a photo captured from the ISS Back on April 30,…
Bolt from the Blue: Giant Flash of Lightning Seen in Saturn’s Storm
An enormous storm that wrapped its way around Saturn's northern hemisphere during the first half of 2011 wasn't just a…