Cassini images may reveal the birth of new Saturn moon

Cassini images may reveal the birth of new Saturn moon

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has documented the formation of a small icy object within the rings of Saturn that may be a new moon, and may also provide clues to the formation of the planet's known moons.Images taken with Cassini's narrow angle camera on Apr

Cassini gets a 360-degree view of Saturn's auroras

Cassini gets a 360-degree view of Saturn's auroras

While Hubble Space Telescope, orbiting around Earth, was able to observe the Saturn's northern auroras in ultraviolet wavelengths, Cassini spacecraft, orbiting around Saturn, got complementary close-up views in infrared, visible-light and ultraviolet

What's up for July 2013?

What's up for July 2013?

Saturn is well-placed for viewing this month, revealing its northern hemisphere and a ring tilt open to 17 degrees. And July is a great month to spot Saturn's third-largest moon Iapetus.

On July 15 and 16 you'll be able to spot our moon near

Earth and Saturn together in July photo-op

Earth and Saturn together in July photo-op

The NASA probe will capture imagery of of the ringed planet with Earth in its backdrop on July 19th, 2013. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has created a public out reach program called 'Wave At Saturn' for the event and will compile a mosaic. Read more

Cassini spacecraft to take a unique picture of Earth from Saturn

Cassini spacecraft to take a unique picture of Earth from Saturn

NASA`s Cassini probe will take a photo of our planet on July 19, 2013, where Earth will appear as a tiny blue dot between Saturn`s rings. Earth will be only about a pixel in size from Cassini's vantage point 1.44 billion kilometers (898 million miles)

Wild weather predicted for Saturn's largest moon Titan

Wild weather predicted for Saturn's largest moon Titan

According to the two new models, Saturn`s moon Titan may be affected by some harsh weather as it heads into its spring and summer seasons. Experts are of the opinion that as the seasons change in Titan's northern hemisphere, hurricanes could begin to churn and

First global topographic map of Titan, a world much like Earth

First global topographic map of Titan, a world much like Earth

Scientists have created the first global topographic map of Saturn's moon Titan giving researchers a valuable tool for learning more about one of the most Earth-like and interesting worlds in the solar system. The map was just published as part of a paper in

Massive hurricane-like storm on Saturn

Massive hurricane-like storm on Saturn

The international Cassini spacecraft has found a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn’s north pole, surrounded by the curious rotating hexagonal band of clouds. This storm has been churning since at least 2006.

The images Cassini took on November 27,

Saturn and Earth line up for an amazing view of the golden planet

Saturn and Earth line up for an amazing view of the golden planet

If you have any interest in astronomy you have probably seen dozens if not hundreds of breathtaking images of the universe and our Solar System. Those images are usually acquired by some of Earth’s best spacecrafts, like Hubble, Cassini, Messenger and others who beam