tethys

An Epic Crater Called Odysseus

On June 28 NASA's Cassini spacecraft passed by Tethys, a 1,062-kilometer (662-mile) -wide moon of Saturn that's made almost entirely…

12 years ago

Extremes in the Saturn System

It’s just one extreme to another in this image from the Cassini spacecraft. Of course, you can’t miss the ginormous…

12 years ago

Cassini Slips Through Enceladus’ Spray

[/caption] Spray it again, Enceladus! This Saturday the Cassini spacecraft paid another visit to Enceladus, Saturn's 318-mile-wide moon that’s become famous…

12 years ago

Two Moons In Passing

[/caption] Saturn’s moon Tethys passes in front of its slightly larger sister Dione in this animation made from 25 raw images…

12 years ago

Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn

[/caption] "Hey! Look what our Santa at Saturn has sent our way!" said Carolyn Porco, the Cassini imaging team lead,…

12 years ago

Suitable For Framing: Latest Eye Candy from Cassini

[/caption] Another Cassini stunner! This gorgeous, suitable-for-framing image shows two of Saturn's moons hanging below the planet's rings, as if…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

Ride Along with Rhea

[/caption] Assembled from 29 raw images taken by the Cassini orbiter on Monday, April 25, this animation brings us along…

13 years ago

Big Moon, Little Moon

[/caption] This image reminds me of when I was young, my parents would line me and my siblings up for…

13 years ago

Amazing New Close-up Images of Enceladus

[/caption] Oh, wow! This is one of the best images yet from the Cassini spacecraft of the "tiger stripes" in…

14 years ago