NASA's Cassini captures Saturn's rings in the daylight on the planet's nightside! - See pic
The beauty of the image lies in the fact that the rings also reflect sunlight back onto the night side of the planet, making it appear brighter than it would otherwise.
Oct 11, 2016, 16:56 PM IST
Cassini gets ready for closest-ever observations of Saturn
Beginning on November 30, Cassini's orbit will send the spacecraft just past the outer edge of the main rings.
Sep 16, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
Tethys and Hyperion - Saturn's distant moons appear close in this Cassini view! (See pic)
The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on August 15, 2015.
Aug 16, 2016, 13:28 PM IST
Cassini strikes again – NASA's Saturn probe spacecraft discovers flooded canyons on Titan!
This is big news considering it is the first direct evidence of the existence of liquid-filled channels on Titan, as well as the first observation of canyons hundreds of meters deep.
Aug 10, 2016, 23:14 PM IST
This false-color view of Saturn's clouds from Cassini is absolutely fabulous! (See pic)
The stunning view was produced by space imaging enthusiast Kevin M Gill, who also happens to be an engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Aug 10, 2016, 10:41 AM IST
See pic: Changing length of Saturn's shadow reflects onset of solstice, says NASA!
Earlier in Cassini's mission, Saturn's shadow over its rings stretched completely across, covering all them.
Aug 08, 2016, 22:13 PM IST
Are Saturn's rings bending? NASA releases strange image from Cassini (Pic inside)
In the image, which was released on Monday, Saturn's A and F rings appear bizarrely warped where they intersect the planet's limb, whose atmosphere acts here like a very big lens.
Jul 26, 2016, 09:25 AM IST
Pandemonium! Saturn's moon Pan and rings as seen from Cassini spacecraft (See pic)
Pan and moons like it have profound effects on Saturn's rings, ranging from clearing gaps to creating new ringlets, to raising vertical waves that rise above and below the ring plane.
Jul 06, 2016, 13:34 PM IST
Cassini climbs over Saturn's poles and captures this stunning image - See pic!
Cassini obtained this image with the spacecraft wide-angle camera on February 26 2016 using a spectral filter which preferentially admits wavelengths of near-infrared light centered at 752 nanometers.
May 24, 2016, 09:34 AM IST
Check out: Beautiful image of Saturn's little moon, Epimetheus!
The US space agency NASA has recently released a beautiful image of the Saturn's little moon, Epimetheus.
May 10, 2016, 20:57 PM IST
The dew drop of Saturn – See pic!
In this NASA image, the water-world Enceladus appears to sit atop Saturn's rings like a drop of dew upon a leaf.
May 03, 2016, 09:37 AM IST
Cassini spots tilted terminator of Saturn’s moon Enceladus
The image shows the wrinkled plains of the moon that are remarkably youthful in appearance, being generally free of large impact craters.
Mar 15, 2016, 18:03 PM IST
NASA's celestial Valentine's treat – See pics!
NASA presented this stunning view of one of Pluto's most dominant features – the heart – along with some other spectacular photos as it marked the spirit of love.
Feb 15, 2016, 17:26 PM IST
Stunning image of Saturn’s moon Tethys - Ices and shadows!
The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera on November 23, 2015
Feb 09, 2016, 23:23 PM IST
Saturn seen in wavelengths of light – See pic
The image was taken with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera on September 6, 2015.
Feb 02, 2016, 09:25 AM IST
NASA's Cassini heads for dramatic Titan flyby
Cassini, which is in final phase of the mission, performed a 35-second engine burn on Saturday, January 23.
Jan 27, 2016, 22:43 PM IST
Watch: How Cassini will make final close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus
Watch how NASA's Cassini spacecraft will soon make a daring final close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
Dec 17, 2015, 10:32 AM IST
See pic: NASA's Cassini captures varying characteristics of Saturn's rings and Enceladus
The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on July 29, 2015.
Dec 01, 2015, 11:57 AM IST
Cassini spots monstrous ice cloud on Saturn's moon Titan
Cassini had already imaged an impressive cloud hovering over Titan’s south pole at an altitude of about 186 miles.
Nov 12, 2015, 09:05 AM IST
Cassini makes 'deepest-ever dive' into Saturn's moon Enceladus
The flyby took place at approximately 8:22 a.m. PDT (11:22 a.m. EDT) on Wednesday, October 28.
Oct 29, 2015, 09:12 AM IST
