http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/space_time/saturn/ Saturn News. Learn all about Saturn. Read astronomy articles on Saturn's ring spokes, Saturn's moons, even Titan's sand dunes. Pictures. en-us Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:05:02 EST Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:05:02 EST 60 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/space_time/saturn/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125093504.htm A new analysis of radar data from NASA's Cassini mission, in partnership with the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency, has revealed regional variations among sand dunes on Saturn's moon Titan. The result gives new clues about the moon's climatic and geological history. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:35:35 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125093504.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120109115830.htm A team of astrophysicists has discovered a ring system in the constellation Centaurus that invites comparisons to Saturn. This is the first system of discrete, thin, dust rings detected around a very low-mass object outside of our solar system. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:58:58 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120109115830.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120104134806.htm Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is an alien world covered in a thick atmosphere with abundant methane. Titan boasts methane clouds and fog, as well as rainstorms and plentiful lakes of liquid methane. The origins of many of these features, however, remain puzzling to scientists. Now, researchers have developed a computer model of Titan's atmosphere and methane cycle that, for the first time, explains many of these phenomena in a relatively simple and coherent way. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:48:48 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120104134806.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111223105435.htm No team of reindeer, but radio signals flying clear across the solar system from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have delivered a holiday package of glorious images. The pictures, from Cassini's imaging team, show Saturn's largest, most colorful ornament, Titan, and other icy baubles in orbit around this splendid planet. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:54:54 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111223105435.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213164414.htm NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its closest-ever pass over Saturn's moon Dione on Dec. 12, slaloming its way through the Saturn system on its way to a close flyby of Titan. Cassini is expected to glide about 2,200 miles (3,600 kilometers) over the Titan surface on Dec. 13. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:44:44 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213164414.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213144717.htm In 1977, Jimmy Carter was sworn in as president, Elvis died, Virginia park ranger Roy Sullivan was hit by lightning a record seventh time and two NASA space probes destined to turn planetary science on its head launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The identical spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, were launched in the summer and programmed to pass by Jupiter and Saturn on different paths. Voyager 2 went on to visit Uranus and Neptune, completing the "Grand Tour of the Solar System," perhaps the most exciting interplanetary mission ever flown. Scientists who designed and built identical instruments for Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were as stunned as anyone when the spacecraft began sending back data to Earth. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:47:47 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213144717.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212100155.htm In an action-packed day and a half, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be making its closest swoop over the surface of Saturn's moon Dione and scrutinizing the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:01:01 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212100155.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111201220532.htm The moon Enceladus, one of the jewels of the Saturn system, sparkles peculiarly bright in new images obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The images of the moon, the first ever taken of Enceladus with Cassini's synthetic aperture radar, reveal new details of some of the grooves in the moon's south polar region and unexpected textures in the ice. These images, obtained on Nov. 6, 2011, are the highest-resolution images of this region obtained so far. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:05:05 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111201220532.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121135919.htm New images and animated movies from NASA's Cassini spacecraft chronicle the birth and evolution of the colossal storm that ravaged the northern face of Saturn for nearly a year. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:59:59 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121135919.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121114903.htm Lightning storms on planets like Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars may also produce "sprites," bursts of electric energy. Scientists have re-created the atmospheres of these planets to produce artificial "sprites," and the research could lead to a new understanding of electrical and chemical processes on these planets. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:49:49 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121114903.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111019162107.htm NASA's Cassini mission will take advantage of the position of two of the three stars in Orion's belt when the spacecraft flies by Saturn's moon Enceladus on Oct. 19. As the hot, bright stars pass behind the moon's icy jets, Cassini's ultraviolet imaging spectrograph will acquire a two-dimensional view of these dramatic plumes of water vapor and icy material erupting from the moon's southern polar region. This flyby is the mission's first-ever opportunity to probe the jets with two stars simultaneously, a dual stellar occultation. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:21:21 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111019162107.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111004132819.htm An international team has pieced together images gathered over six years by the Cassini mission to create a global mosaic of the surface of Titan. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:28:28 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111004132819.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111003191040.htm NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its Oct. 1 flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus and its jets of water vapor and ice. At its closest approach, the spacecraft flew approximately 62 miles (100 kilometers) above the moon's surface. The close approach was designed to give some of Cassini's instruments, including the ion and neutral mass spectrometer, the chance to "taste" the jets themselves. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:10:10 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111003191040.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922144318.htm Chalk up one more feat for Saturn's intriguing moon Enceladus. The small, dynamic moon spews out dramatic plumes of water vapor and ice -- first seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in 2005. It possesses simple organic particles and may house liquid water beneath its surface. Its geyser-like jets create a gigantic halo of ice, dust and gas around Enceladus that helps feed Saturn's E ring. Now, thanks again to those icy jets, Enceladus is the only moon in our solar system known to influence substantially the chemical composition of its parent planet. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:43 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922144318.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110919123301.htm With the artistry of a magazine cover shoot, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured a new portrait of five of Saturn's moons poised along the planet's rings. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:33:33 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110919123301.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110827191804.htm NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured new views of Saturn's oddly shaped moon Hyperion during its encounter with a cratered body on Aug. 25. Raw images were acquired as the spacecraft flew past the moon at a distance of about 15,500 miles (25,000 kilometers), making this the second closest encounter. Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:18:18 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110827191804.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110815194403.htm Why does Titan, Saturn's largest moon, have what looks like an enormous white arrow about the size of Texas on its surface? A research group has answered this question by using a global circulation model of Titan to demonstrate how planetary-scale atmospheric waves affect the moon's weather patterns, leading to a "stenciling" effect that results in sharp and sometimes surprising cloud shapes. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:44:44 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110815194403.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110808221203.htm Three of the major surface features on Saturn's moon Titan -- dunes, craters and the enigmatic Xanadu -- appear in a new radar image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:12:12 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110808221203.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110726101729.htm The Herschel space observatory has shown that water expelled from the moon Enceladus forms a giant torus of water vapor around Saturn. The discovery solves a 14-year mystery by identifying the source of the water in Saturn's upper atmosphere. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:17:17 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110726101729.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110706143305.htm Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft now have the first-ever, up-close details of a Saturn storm that is eight times the surface area of Earth. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:33:33 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110706143305.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110623085636.htm The NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens mission has directly sampled the water plumes jetting into space from Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The findings from these fly-throughs are the strongest evidence yet for the existence of large-scale saltwater reservoirs beneath the moon’s icy crust. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:56:56 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110623085636.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110622135219.htm Samples of icy spray shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus collected during Cassini spacecraft flybys show the strongest evidence yet for the existence of a large-scale, subterranean saltwater ocean, according to a new international study. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:52:52 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110622135219.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110622133602.htm NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered the best evidence yet for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The data came from the spacecraft's direct analysis of salt-rich ice grains close to the jets ejected from the moon. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:36:36 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110622133602.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110622133204.htm NASA's Cassini spacecraft has successfully completed its second-closest encounter with Saturn's icy moon Helene, beaming down raw images of the small moon. At closest approach, on June 18, Cassini flew within 4,330 miles (6,968 kilometers) of Helene's surface. It was the second closest approach to Helene of the entire mission. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:32:32 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110622133204.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519141617.htm The atmosphere of the planet Saturn normally appears placid and calm. But about once per Saturn year (about thirty Earth years), as spring comes to the northern hemisphere of the giant planet, something stirs deep below the clouds that leads to a dramatic planet-wide disturbance. This is only the sixth of these huge storms to be spotted since 1876. It is the first ever to be studied in the thermal infrared -- to see the variations of temperature within a Saturnian storm -- and the first ever to be observed by an orbiting spacecraft. Thu, 19 May 2011 14:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519141617.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420143622.htm Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have revealed that Enceladus, one of Saturn's diminutive moons, is linked to Saturn by powerful electrical currents -- beams of electrons that flow back and forth between the planet and moon. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:36:36 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420143622.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110408102443.htm Have the surface and belly of Saturn's smog-shrouded moon, Titan, recently simmered like a chilly, bubbling cauldron with ice volcanoes, or has this distant moon gone cold? In a newly published analysis, scientists analyzing data collected by the Cassini spacecraft suggest Titan may be much less geologically active than some scientists have thought. Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:24:24 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110408102443.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110331204358.htm Like forensic scientists examining fingerprints at a cosmic crime scene, scientists working with data from NASA's Cassini, Galileo and New Horizons missions have traced telltale ripples in the rings of Saturn and Jupiter back to collisions with cometary fragments dating back more than 10 years ago. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:43:43 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110331204358.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110323145552.htm Like a petulant adolescent, Saturn is sending out mixed signals. Recent data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show that the variation in radio waves controlled by the planet's rotation is different in the northern and southern hemispheres. Moreover, the northern and southern rotational variations also appear to change with the Saturnian seasons, and the hemispheres have actually swapped rates. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:55:55 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110323145552.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110317152720.htm As spring continues to unfold at Saturn, April showers on the planet's largest moon, Titan, have brought methane rain to its equatorial deserts, as revealed in images captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. This is the first time scientists have obtained current evidence of rain soaking Titan's surface at low latitudes. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:27:27 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110317152720.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110308144714.htm Heat output from the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus is much greater than was previously thought possible, according to a new analysis of data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:47:47 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110308144714.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110218083859.htm NASA's Cassini spacecraft is set to skim close to Saturn's moon Titan on Feb. 18, to learn about the interaction between Titan and Saturn's magnetosphere, the magnetic bubble around the planet. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:38:38 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110218083859.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110203163813.htm Every day is a bad-air day on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Blanketed by haze far worse than any smog belched out in Los Angeles, Beijing or even Sherlock Holmes's London, the moon looks like a dirty orange ball. Described once as crude oil without the sulfur, the haze is made of tiny droplets of hydrocarbons with other, more noxious chemicals mixed in. Gunk. Now thin, wispy clouds of ice particles, similar to Earth's cirrus clouds have also been discovered. Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:38:38 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110203163813.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110202001856.htm 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 and 28,000 kilometers (17,398 miles) of Helene. It also caught a glimpse of Mimas in front of Saturn's rings. In one of the images, Cassini is looking at the famous jets erupting from the south polar terrain of Enceladus. Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:18:18 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110202001856.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110113111111.htm NASA's Cassini spacecraft has successfully completed its closest flyby of Saturn's moon Rhea, returning raw images of the icy moon's surface. Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:11:11 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110113111111.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110110152648.htm 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 of Rhea. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:26:26 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110110152648.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101222170849.htm 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, revealing a history of tectonic rumbling. The images are among the highest-resolution views ever obtained of Rhea. Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:08:08 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101222170849.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101222170713.htm 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 Dione. Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:07:07 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101222170713.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101215195419.htm 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, around the planet. Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:54:54 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101215195419.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101215083226.htm 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 the Cassini probe were used to carry out this study. Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:32:32 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101215083226.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101214153230.htm 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 enabled scientists to make the best case yet in the outer solar system for an Earth-like volcano landform that erupts in ice. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:32:32 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101214153230.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101212145224.htm 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 article. Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:52:52 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101212145224.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101202132209.htm 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 northern hemisphere, the spacecraft also captured shadowy images of the tortured south polar terrain and the brilliant jets that spray out from it. Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:22:22 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101202132209.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101201101627.htm 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 complicated web of warm fractures than previously thought. Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:16:16 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101201101627.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101128222041.htm 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 directly captured molecules of an oxygen atmosphere -- albeit a very thin one -- at a world other than Earth. Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:20:20 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101128222041.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101124111111.htm NASA's Cassini spacecraft resumed normal operations Nov. 24. All science instruments have been turned back on, the spacecraft is properly configured and Cassini is in good health. Mission managers expect to get a full stream of data during next week's flyby of the Saturnian moon Enceladus. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:11:11 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101124111111.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101110171432.htm Like a cosmic light bulb on a dimmer switch, Saturn emitted gradually less energy each year from 2005 to 2009, according to observations by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. But unlike an ordinary bulb, Saturn's southern hemisphere consistently emitted more energy than its northern one. On top of that, energy levels changed with the seasons and differed from the last time a spacecraft visited in the early 1980s. Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:14:14 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101110171432.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101101145058.htm Scientists believe they finally understand why one of the most dynamic regions in Saturn's rings has such an irregular and varying shape, thanks to images captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. And the answer is this: The rings are behaving like a miniature version of our own Milky Way galaxy. Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:50:50 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101101145058.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101020095750.htm Taking a long-weekend road trip, NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully glided near nine Saturnian moons, sending back a stream of raw images as mementos of its adrenaline-fueled expedition. The spacecraft sent back particularly intriguing images of the moons Dione and Rhea. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:57:57 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101020095750.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101008105847.htm Simulating possible chemical processes in the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, a planetary research team found amino acids and nucleotide bases in the mix -- the most important ingredients of life on Earth. Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:58:58 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101008105847.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101007132608.htm Scientists using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have learned that distinctive, colorful bands and splotches embellish the surfaces of Saturn's inner, mid-size moons. The reddish and bluish hues on the icy surfaces of Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione and Rhea appear to be the aftermath of bombardments large and small. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:26:26 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101007132608.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101006234640.htm NASA's Cassini spacecraft discovered a giant plume of water gushing from cracks in the surface near the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus in 2005, indicating that there was a reservoir of water beneath the ice. Cassini data also suggest that the south polar has been continuously releasing about 13 billion watts of energy. But how does Enceladus stay warm enough to maintain liquid water underground? Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:46:46 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101006234640.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100929192522.htm The northern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Titan is set for mainly fine spring weather, with polar skies clearing since the equinox in August last year. The visual and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIMS) aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft has been monitoring clouds on Titan regularly since the spacecraft entered orbit around Saturn in 2004. Now, researchers have analyzed more than 2,000 VIMS images to create the first long-term study of Titan's weather using observational data that also includes the equinox. Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100929192522.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100929191651.htm A new movie and images showing Saturn's shimmering aurora over a two-day period are helping scientists understand what drives some of the solar system's most impressive light shows. Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100929191651.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100929191551.htm Turning a midsummer night's dream into reality, NASA's Cassini spacecraft begins its new mission extension -- the Cassini Solstice Mission. The mission extension will take Cassini a few months past Saturn's northern summer solstice (or midsummer) through September 2017. It will enable scientists to study seasonal changes and other long-term weather changes on Saturn and its moons. Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:15:15 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100929191551.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100924111111.htm NASA's Cassini spacecraft will swing high over Saturn's moon Titan on Friday, Sept. 24, taking a long, sustained look at the hazy moon. At closest approach, Cassini will fly within 8,175 kilometers (5,080 miles) above the hazy moon's surface. This flyby is the first in a series of high-altitude Titan flybys for Cassini over the next year and a half. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:11:11 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100924111111.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100924084612.htm The Cassini spacecraft has made the first observations from within the radio aurora of another planet than Earth. The measurements, which were taken when the spacecraft flew through an active auroral region in 2008, show some similarities and some contrasts between the radio auroral emissions generated at Saturn and those at Earth. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:46:46 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100924084612.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100921144133.htm Titan, one of Saturn's moons, is the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere -- ten times denser than the atmosphere of Earth. Five years ago, the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn sent a probe through Titan's atmosphere, revealing that Titan is home to a landscape that includes hills, valleys and most notably lakes. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:41:41 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100921144133.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100816175128.htm NASA's Cassini spacecraft has successfully completed its flyby over the "tiger stripes" in the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus and has sent back images of its passage. The spacecraft also targeted the moon Tethys. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:51:51 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100816175128.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100816175021.htm Saturn's moon Titan ripples with mountains, and scientists have been trying to figure out how they form. The best explanation, it turns out, is that Titan is shrinking as it cools, wrinkling up the moon's surface like a raisin. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:50:50 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100816175021.htm