Studying comets and Saturn's moon Titan on NASA's agenda for 2018
This will be the fourth year of full operations for Sofia, short for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, with observations planned between February 2018 and January 2019.
Jan 02, 2018, 08:53 AM IST
Cassini gives Titan a 'goodbye kiss' as it takes a final glimpse of Saturn's giant moon
On September 11, the spacecraft made its closest approach to Titan at 12:04 pm PDT (3:04 pm EDT), at an altitude of 73,974 miles (119,049 kilometers) above the moon's surface.
Sep 12, 2017, 11:37 AM IST
Cassini spacecraft's grand finale: Scientists make music from Saturn's moons, rings
The Cassini spacecraft has been collecting data while orbiting Saturn since its arrival in 2004 and is now in the throes of a final death spiral.
Aug 31, 2017, 16:59 PM IST
Looking back at five incredible Cassini revelations during its final mission – the ring-grazing orbits!
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.
Apr 04, 2017, 19:27 PM IST
Moon Mimas creates illusion of proximity with Saturn's rings as Cassini clicks!
This view looks toward the anti-Saturn hemisphere of Mimas.
Dec 20, 2016, 13:29 PM IST
Saturn moons younger than previously thought: Study
Saturn's moons may be younger than previously thought, says a study based on freshly-harvested data from NASA's Cassini mission.
Dec 08, 2016, 22:37 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
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
See pic: Saturn in all its glory and the dwarf moon!
This view looks toward the sunlit side of the rings from about 8 degrees above the ring plane.
Jan 12, 2016, 09:29 AM IST
See pic: Saturn's two moons Enceladus and Tethys pose for NASA's Cassini!
NASA's Cassini-Huygens is an unmanned spacecraft that was launched into space in 2004.
Dec 15, 2015, 13:56 PM IST
