NASA`s Cassini shows Saturn as Solar System`s antiques shop

Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 14:42

A new analysis of data from NASA`s Cassini spacecraft has suggested that Saturn`s moons and rings are gently worn vintage goods from around the time of our solar system`s birth.

NASA`s Cassini spies bright Venus from Saturn orbit

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 12:24

The Earth`s twin planet, Venus shines like a bright beacon in images taken by NASA`s Cassini spacecraft, which is spying the bright, cloudy terrestrial planet from Saturn orbit.

Tiny moons lurk in Saturn`s rings

Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 15:56

Tiny moons that can barely be seen hide inside Saturn`s majestic rings, according to researchers.

Cassini spacecraft sheds light on how cosmic rays are accelerated

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 14:18

The international Cassini spacecraft has detected particles being accelerated to ultra-high energies, similar to the acceleration that takes place around supernova explosions .

NASA`s spacecraft sending new info from Saturn`s moons

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 20:18

NASA`s longstanding Cassini mission to Saturn continues to provide scientists with exciting new insights on moons Titan and Enceladus as well as the planet`s striking rings.

Saturn’s largest moon Titan `icier than thought`

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 15:58

A new analysis of topographic and gravity data from Titan has indicated that the icy outer crust of the Saturn’s largest moon is twice as thick as has generally been thought.

Cassini finds second `PAC-MAN` moon in Saturn system

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 17:17

Scientists with NASA’s Cassini mission have spotted a second feature shaped like the 1980s video game icon “PAC-MAN” in the Saturn system, this time on the moon Tethys.

Daytime lightning spotted on Saturn

Last Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 11:36

Scientists have for the first time detected lightning in visible wavelengths on the side of Saturn illuminated by the Sun.

Gas clouds over Titan reveal changing seasons on Saturn’s moon

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 11:12

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has detected a concentration of high-altitude haze and a vortex materializing at the south pole of planet’s largest moon Titan.

What powers Saturn`s turbulent jet streams revealed

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 12:41

Scientists have finally discovered the mechanism that drives turbulent jet streams in Saturn’s atmosphere and the source from which the jets derive their energy, thanks to NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.

Blazing trails in Saturn’s F-ring captured

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 14:17

New images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft show rogue kilometre-sized objects punching through Saturn’s F-ring and leaving glittering trails - dubbed ‘mini-jets’ - behind them.