Saturn
Titan’s Lakes are Nice and Calm. The Perfect Spot for a Landing
A recent study has shown that Titan's methane lakes experience very low waves, which could make it an ideal landing…
Summer Astronomy, Minimoon & Saturn Opposition 2017
There's one reason to stay up late this summer, as the planet Saturn reaches opposition this week on June 15th…
How Big is Saturn?
Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System, so big that you could fit Earth inside it 763…
Saturn’s Hexagon Will be the Star of the Cassini Finale
In the coming weeks, the Cassini probe will getting a better glimpse at the hexagonal storm around its northern polar…
Titan Ripe For Drone Invasion
Elizabeth Turtle , a researcher at NASA's JHUAPL, reveals the latest details of "the Dragonfly" - a proposal for an…
A Survivor’s Tale: Cassini Lives Through First Ring Dive
One down, twenty-one to go! The Cassini spacecraft survived the first dive through the narrow gap between Saturn and its…
Adieu Titan: So Long & Thanks For All The Hydrocarbons
On Friday, April 21st, the Cassini spacecraft conducted its last flyby of Titan, a maneuver which touched off the final…
Earth Beams From Between Saturn’s Rings in New Cassini Image
Cassini took this rare photo of the Earth and moon on April 12 just before the start of its daring…
The Orbit of Saturn. How Long is a Year on Saturn?
Given its considerable distance from the Sun, Saturn takes about 29.5 Earth years to complete a single orbit around the…
Cassini’s Final Mission to Annihilation Starts April 22
Grab the tissues. This video nearly had the Cassini team all choked up during today's press briefing, and virtual sobs…