Saturn or a watercolour painting? NASA's Cassini beams back image of picturesque swirls on the planet's surface! - See pic
This view looks toward the sunlit side of the rings from about 20 degrees above the ring plane.
Nov 14, 2016, 23:37 PM IST
New Cassini image shows structure of Saturn's rings in unrivalled detail – See pic!
The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera on September 24, 2016.
Nov 09, 2016, 11:38 AM IST
NASA's Cassini captures methane clouds drifting across Saturn's largest moon Titan – Watch!
The observations were made on October 29 and 30, 2016 by the NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
Nov 08, 2016, 09:45 AM IST
NASA's Cassini probe sees seasonal changes on Saturn's largest moon 'Titan'
Scientists have said that NASA's Cassini mission has allowed them to observe the pattern of seasonal changes on Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
Oct 21, 2016, 21:40 PM IST
NASA's Cassini captures Saturn's rings in the daylight on the planet's nightside! - See pic
The beauty of the image lies in the fact that the rings also reflect sunlight back onto the night side of the planet, making it appear brighter than it would otherwise.
Oct 11, 2016, 16:56 PM IST
NASA's Cassini unearths evidence of subsurface ocean within Saturn's moon Dione!
The researchers believe that Dione's ocean has probably survived for the whole history of the moon, and thus offers a long-lived habitable zone for microbial life.
Oct 06, 2016, 11:49 AM IST
Saturn, you beauty! NASA's Cassini captures the planet in all its glory! - See pic
Faint wisps of cloud visible in the atmosphere give it a mysterious look, as ring shadows trace delicate, curving lines across the planet, at the bottom.
Sep 26, 2016, 21:46 PM IST
Is history repeating itself? NASA discovers 'impossible' ice cloud on Titan again! - See pic
A similar incident occurred decades ago, when the infrared instrument on NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft spotted an ice cloud just like this one on Titan.
Sep 21, 2016, 10:23 AM IST
NASA's Cassini captures the reign of Pan, Saturn's small moon! - See pic
The view in the image looks toward the sunlit side of the rings from about 8 degrees above the ring plane.
Sep 20, 2016, 08:53 AM IST
Cassini gets ready for closest-ever observations of Saturn
Beginning on November 30, Cassini's orbit will send the spacecraft just past the outer edge of the main rings.
Sep 16, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
Behind the shadows: NASA's Cassini captures Saturn's silhouette over its rings in a stunning image!
Just as on Earth, as the sun climbs higher in the sky, shadows get shorter.
Sep 13, 2016, 20:44 PM IST
See pic: Cassini captures delicate glow on Saturn's ring!
To us laymans, it may seem strange and out of place, but for scientists at NASA, the glow holds an interesting reason.
Aug 29, 2016, 23:27 PM IST
Happy anniversary, Voyager 2: NASA celebrates spacecraft's legacy 35 years on!
Today, August 25, 2016, marks the fly-by's 35th anniversary and American space agency NASA is celebrating its legacy.
Aug 25, 2016, 20:51 PM IST
Saturn's moon Dione reveals its contrasting features to NASA's Cassini! - See pic
In a new image released by NASA, the visible features are a mixture of tectonics – the bright, linear features – and impact cratering – the round features, which are spread across the entire surface.
Aug 23, 2016, 14:49 PM IST
Tethys and Hyperion - Saturn's distant moons appear close in this Cassini view! (See pic)
The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on August 15, 2015.
Aug 16, 2016, 13:28 PM IST
Cassini strikes again – NASA's Saturn probe spacecraft discovers flooded canyons on Titan!
This is big news considering it is the first direct evidence of the existence of liquid-filled channels on Titan, as well as the first observation of canyons hundreds of meters deep.
Aug 10, 2016, 23:14 PM IST
See pic: Changing length of Saturn's shadow reflects onset of solstice, says NASA!
Earlier in Cassini's mission, Saturn's shadow over its rings stretched completely across, covering all them.
Aug 08, 2016, 22:13 PM IST
See pic: NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures a dazzling Rhea during its Saturn probe!
NASA just released a beautiful image of Rhea shining in the full sunlight, the reason being the water ice that forms most of the moon's surface.
Aug 01, 2016, 23:20 PM IST
Cassini climbs over Saturn's poles and captures this stunning image - See pic!
Cassini obtained this image with the spacecraft wide-angle camera on February 26 2016 using a spectral filter which preferentially admits wavelengths of near-infrared light centered at 752 nanometers.
May 24, 2016, 09:34 AM IST
The dew drop of Saturn – See pic!
In this NASA image, the water-world Enceladus appears to sit atop Saturn's rings like a drop of dew upon a leaf.
May 03, 2016, 09:37 AM IST
