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Cassini Sends Back Postcards of Saturn's Moons
February 2, 2011 — On Jan. 31, 2011, NASA's Cassini spacecraft passed by several of Saturn's intriguing moons, snapping images along the way. Cassini passed within about 60,000 kilometers (37,282 miles) of Enceladus ... > full story -
Cassini Rocks Rhea Rendezvous: Closest Flyby of Saturn's Icy Moon
January 13, 2011 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has successfully completed its closest flyby of Saturn's moon Rhea, returning raw images of the icy moon's ... > full story -
Cassini to Probe Icy Moon Rhea for Clues to Saturn Rings
January 10, 2011 — Saturn's icy moon Rhea might seem a strange place to look for clues to understanding the vast majestic rings encircling Saturn. But that's what NASA's Cassini spacecraft plans to do on its next flyby ... > full story -
Cassini Marks Holidays With Dramatic Views of Saturn's Moon Rhea
December 22, 2010 — Newly released for the holidays, images of Saturn's second largest moon Rhea obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft show dramatic views of fractures cutting through craters on the moon's surface, ... > full story -
Cassini Finishes Sleigh Ride by Saturn's Icy Moons
December 22, 2010 — On the heels of a successful close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is returning images of Enceladus and the nearby moon ... > full story -
Hot Plasma Explosions Inflate Saturn's Magnetic Field
December 15, 2010 — A new analysis based on data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds a causal link between mysterious, periodic signals from Saturn's magnetic field and explosions of hot ionized gas, known as plasma, ... > full story -
Cyclone Lasting More Than Five Years Is Detected on Saturn
December 15, 2010 — Researchers have been monitoring a cyclone on Saturn for more than five years. This makes it the longest-lasting cyclone detected to date on any of the giant planets of the Solar System. Images from ... > full story -
Cassini Spots Potential Ice Volcanoes on Saturn's Moon Titan
December 14, 2010 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found possible ice volcanoes on Saturn's moon Titan that are similar in shape to those on Earth that spew molten rock. Topography and surface composition data have ... > full story -
Demise of Large Satellite May Have Led to the Formation of Saturn’s Rings and Inner Moons
December 12, 2010 — Simulations may explain how Saturn's majestic rings and icy inner moons formed following the collision of a Titan-sized satellite with the planet, according to a new ... > full story -
Cassini Returns Images of Bright Jets at Saturn's Moon Enceladus
December 2, 2010 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully dipped near the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Nov. 30. Though Cassini's closest approach took it to within about 48 kilometers (30 miles) of the moon's ... > full story -
Cassini Finds Warm Cracks on Saturn's Moon Enceladus
December 1, 2010 — New images and data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft give scientists a unique Saturn-lit view of active fissures through the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus. They reveal a more ... > full story -
Thin Air: Oxygen Atmosphere Found on Saturn's Moon Rhea
November 28, 2010 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a very tenuous atmosphere known as an exosphere, infused with oxygen and carbon dioxide around Saturn's icy moon Rhea. This is the first time a spacecraft has ... > full story
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