NASA's Cassini finds Saturn's rings coat tiny moons
Mar 30, 2019, at 09:36 am
Washington, Mar 30 (IBNS): New findings have emerged about five tiny moons nestled in and near Saturn's rings. The closest-ever flybys by NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal that the surfaces of these unusual moons are covered with material from the planet's rings — and from icy particles blasting out of Saturn's larger moon Enceladus.
Scientists finally know what time it is on Saturn
Jan 26, 2019, at 04:39 pm
New York, Jan 26 (IBNS): Using new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, researchers believe they have solved a longstanding mystery of solar system science: the length of a day on Saturn. It's 10 hours, 33 minutes and 38 seconds.
Saturn and Mars team up to make their closest approaches to Earth in 2018
Jul 27, 2018, at 09:26 am
Washington, July 27 (IBNS): NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has photographed Saturn and Mars near their closest approaches to Earth in June and July 2018.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft ends its historic exploration of Saturn
Sep 16, 2017, at 02:25 am
Washington, Sept 15 (IBNS): A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as NASA's Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed planet.
NASA finds Moon of Saturn has chemical that could form ‘Membranes’
Jul 30, 2017, at 04:05 am
Washington, July 29 (IBNS): NASA scientists have definitively detected the chemical acrylonitrile in the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan, a place that has long intrigued scientists investigating the chemical precursors of life.
NASA’s Cassini mission prepares for 'Grand Finale' at Saturn
Apr 05, 2017, at 03:14 pm
Washington, Apr 5 (IBNS): NASA's Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn since 2004, is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable story.
Changing colors in Saturn's north
Oct 22, 2016, at 02:06 pm
Washington, Oct 22 (IBNS): These two natural color images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show the changing appearance of Saturn's north polar region between 2012 and 2016.