Cassini's Grand Finale – NASA probe poised to dive between Saturn and its rings for second time
On Tuesday, May 2, at 3.38 p.m. EDT (1:a.m. Wednesday India Time), NASA's Cassini will shoot the narrow gap between Saturn and its rings for the second time in its Grand Finale.
May 02, 2017, 11:50 AM IST
NASA's Cassini begins 'Grand Finale' at Saturn: Google commemorates milestone with a doodle
As Cassini enters its final phase called the 'Grand Finale' on Saturn mission, Google is celebrating the 20-year journey of the spacecraft with a doodle on its homepage.
Apr 26, 2017, 09:21 AM IST
Gateway to Grand Finale – NASA's cassini makes last and fateful close flyby with Saturn's moon 'Titan'
On April 21 at 11:08 p.m. PDT (2:08 a.m. EDT on April 22), the spacecraft passed at an altitude of about 608 miles (979 kilometers) above the surface of Saturn's moon, beginning its final set of 22 orbits around the ringed planet.
Apr 25, 2017, 13:54 PM IST
Peek-a-boo! NASA's Cassini spacecraft caught planet Earth peering from between Saturn's icy rings – See pic
It's a never-seen-before photograph clicked when Cassini was 870 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers) away from Earth.
Apr 22, 2017, 12:30 PM IST
NASA's Cassini to make its final close encounter with Saturn's moon Titan on Friday!
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make its final close encounter with Saturn's haze-enshrouded moon Titan on Friday.
Apr 21, 2017, 00:47 AM IST
Ocean worlds in solar system: NASA to reveal all tonight! - This is how you can watch it LIVE!
As per NASA, these new discoveries will also help inform future ocean world exploration.
Apr 13, 2017, 22:14 PM IST
Looking back at five incredible Cassini revelations during its final mission – the ring-grazing orbits!
The 20-year-old spacecraft has been investigating the ringed planet for 13 years, thereby providing scientists with numerous insights into Saturn's structure and evolution.
Apr 04, 2017, 19:27 PM IST
NASA's Saturn probe reveals nitrogen bubbles creating fizzy patches on Titan's lakes and seas!
The release of nitrogen, known as exsolution, can also occur when methane seas warm slightly during the changing seasons on Titan.
Mar 16, 2017, 13:22 PM IST
The warmth within: Cassini discovers heat beneath the icy surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus!
The finding agrees with the results of a 2016 study by a team independent of the Cassini mission that estimated the thickness of Enceladus' icy crust.
Mar 14, 2017, 09:44 AM IST
Saturn's rings dazzle in a close-up! NASA's Cassini delivers one of its best 'ring-grazing' images of the planet
The 20-year-old spacecraft has been investigating the ringed planet for 13 years, thereby providing scientists with numerous insights into Saturn's structure and evolution.
Jan 31, 2017, 00:33 AM IST
Saturn's moon Mimas' 'Mount Everest' stands tall in Cassini's latest image!
Herschel's peak stands nearly as tall as Mount Everest on Earth.
Jan 09, 2017, 22:44 PM IST
Saturn's north pole basks in the glory of sunlight, while Cassini captures the moment!
In this image, the planet appears darker in regions where the cloud deck is lower, such the region interior to the hexagon.
Dec 29, 2016, 00:26 AM IST
Moon Mimas creates illusion of proximity with Saturn's rings as Cassini clicks!
This view looks toward the anti-Saturn hemisphere of Mimas.
Dec 20, 2016, 13:29 PM IST
Top five amazing discoveries by Cassini at Saturn
Top five amazing discoveries by Cassini at Saturn
Dec 15, 2016, 16:56 PM IST
Spectacular: NASA's Cassini delivers first images from its mission ring-grazing orbits!
Cassini’s imaging cameras acquired these latest views on December 2 and 3, about two days before the first ring-grazing approach to the planet.
Dec 07, 2016, 20:29 PM IST
Cassini's grand finale: NASA's Saturn probe makes first 'ring-grazing' plunge
The spacecraft, which began its penultimate mission phase on November 30, crossed through the plane of Saturn's rings on December 4 at 5:09 a.m. PST (8:09 a.m. EST) at a distance of approximately 91,000 kilometres above the planet's cloud tops.
Dec 06, 2016, 11:28 AM IST
NASA's Cassini captures Saturn's small moon 'Hyperion' orbiting the planet in chaotic manner (See pic)
The image that shows Hyperion orbiting the planet in a chaotic manner was captured by the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on August 22, 2016 in green light.
Dec 06, 2016, 10:16 AM IST
NASA's Cassini spacecraft set to explore Saturn's rings
On November 30, Cassini will begin a daring set of Ring-Grazing Orbits, skimming past the outside edge of Saturn's main rings.
Nov 29, 2016, 19:24 PM IST
NASA's Cassini spacecraft to make its closest flyby of Saturn's rings soon!
On many of these passes, Cassini's instruments will attempt to directly sample ring particles and molecules of faint gases that are found close to the rings.
Nov 23, 2016, 17:02 PM IST
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures breathtaking view of Saturn's F ring and its moon 'Prometheus'
NASA has released a beautiful image of Saturn's faint ring and its moon Prometheus.
Nov 21, 2016, 23:19 PM IST
