NASA`s Cassini gets close-up of hurricane on Saturn

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 13:49

Thanks to NASA`s Cassini spacecraft, scientists have obtained the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn`s north pole.

Saturn to be seen at its best on April 28

Last Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2013, 00:00

Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System after Jupiter will come very close to Earth on April 28 and can be seen directly opposite to the Sun.

NASA`s Cassini sees meteors colliding with Saturn` rings

Last Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013, 13:02

Thanks to NASA`s Cassini spacecraft, scientists have found the first direct evidence of small meteoroids breaking into streams of rubble and crashing into Saturn`s rings.

Discovered: Saturn`s rings are raining water

Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 13:21

A new study has tracked the "rain" of charged water particles into the atmosphere of Saturn and found the extent of the ring-rain is far greater, and falls across larger areas of the planet, than previously thought.

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.

New 3-D models shed light on origins of Jupiter, Saturn

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 12:31

A new theoretical modelling has provided clues to how the gas giant planets in our solar system-Jupiter and Saturn-might have formed and evolved.

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.

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.

Titan`s lakes covered with hydrocarbon ice blocks

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 13:06

Scientists on NASA`s Cassini mission have claimed to have found blocks of hydrocarbon ice decorating the surface of existing lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbon on Saturn`s moon Titan.

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.