Saturn probe

The warmth within: Cassini discovers heat beneath the icy surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus!

The finding agrees with the results of a 2016 study by a team independent of the Cassini mission that estimated the thickness of Enceladus' icy crust.

Mar 14, 2017, 09:44 AM IST

Saturn's rings dazzle in a close-up! NASA's Cassini delivers one of its best 'ring-grazing' images of the planet

The 20-year-old spacecraft has been investigating the ringed planet for 13 years, thereby providing scientists with numerous insights into Saturn's structure and evolution.

Jan 31, 2017, 00:33 AM IST

Saturn's moon Mimas' 'Mount Everest' stands tall in Cassini's latest image!

Herschel's peak stands nearly as tall as Mount Everest on Earth.

Jan 09, 2017, 22:44 PM IST

Saturn or a watercolour painting? NASA's Cassini beams back image of picturesque swirls on the planet's surface! - See pic

This view looks toward the sunlit side of the rings from about 20 degrees above the ring plane.

Nov 14, 2016, 23:37 PM IST

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

NASA's Cassini unearths evidence of subsurface ocean within Saturn's moon Dione!

The researchers believe that Dione's ocean has probably survived for the whole history of the moon, and thus offers a long-lived habitable zone for microbial life.

Oct 06, 2016, 11:49 AM IST

Saturn, you beauty! NASA's Cassini captures the planet in all its glory! - See pic

Faint wisps of cloud visible in the atmosphere give it a mysterious look, as ring shadows trace delicate, curving lines across the planet, at the bottom.

Sep 26, 2016, 21:46 PM IST

Is history repeating itself? NASA discovers 'impossible' ice cloud on Titan again! - See pic

A similar incident occurred decades ago, when the infrared instrument on NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft spotted an ice cloud just like this one on Titan.

Sep 21, 2016, 10:23 AM IST

NASA's Cassini captures the reign of Pan, Saturn's small moon! - See pic

The view in the image looks toward the sunlit side of the rings from about 8 degrees above the ring plane.

Sep 20, 2016, 08:53 AM IST

Behind the shadows: NASA's Cassini captures Saturn's silhouette over its rings in a stunning image!

Just as on Earth, as the sun climbs higher in the sky, shadows get shorter.

Sep 13, 2016, 20:44 PM IST

See pic: Cassini captures delicate glow on Saturn's ring!

To us laymans, it may seem strange and out of place, but for scientists at NASA, the glow holds an interesting reason.

Aug 29, 2016, 23:27 PM IST

Happy anniversary, Voyager 2: NASA celebrates spacecraft's legacy 35 years on!

Today, August 25, 2016, marks the fly-by's 35th anniversary and American space agency NASA is celebrating its legacy.

Aug 25, 2016, 20:51 PM IST

Saturn's moon Dione reveals its contrasting features to NASA's Cassini! - See pic

In a new image released by NASA, the visible features are a mixture of tectonics – the bright, linear features – and impact cratering – the round features, which are spread across the entire surface.

Aug 23, 2016, 14:49 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

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

See pic: NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures a dazzling Rhea during its Saturn probe!

NASA just released a beautiful image of Rhea shining in the full sunlight, the reason being the water ice that forms most of the moon's surface.

Aug 01, 2016, 23:20 PM IST

See pic: NASA's Cassini spots a sea of Methane on Saturn's moon, Titan!

There are three large seas, all located close to the moon's north pole, surrounded by numerous of smaller lakes in the northern hemisphere. Just one large lake has been found in the southern hemisphere.

Apr 27, 2016, 23:48 PM IST