Linda Spilker

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

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

Saturn's geyser moon Enceladus gives off lustrous shine

Cassini is the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn, and it has been circling the planet since 2004.  

Oct 31, 2015, 09:07 AM IST