Saturn

The Cassini spacecraft has been gone for a year now, but the science continues. Here are 10 reasons why Cassini mattered...

A study using Cassini data reveals a warming, high-altitude, hexagonal vortex emerging at Saturn’s northern pole

The final Cassini Science Symposium, and other recent Cassini mission events.

The Cassini mission revealed a surprising feature emerging at Saturn's northern pole as it nears summertime: a warming, high-altitude vortex with a hexagonal shape, akin to the famous hexagon seen deeper down in Saturn's clouds.

To most of us, dust is an annoyance. But these tiny particles that float about and settle on surfaces play an important role across the solar system.

This summer offers plenty of opportunities for skywatchers looking to observe Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and meteors--with or without a telescope.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences nominated NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, for Outstanding Original Interactive Program for its coverage of the Cassini mission's Grand Finale at Saturn, including news, web, education, television and social media efforts.

New research from NASA's Cassini spacecraft's up-close Grand Finale orbits shows a surprisingly powerful and dynamic interaction of plasma waves moving from Saturn to its rings and its moon Enceladus

New research from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft’s up-close Grand Finale orbits shows a surprisingly powerful and dynamic interaction of plasma waves moving from Saturn to its rings and its moon Enceladus.

What's up in the night sky this month? Enjoy a ringside seat for Saturn, plus a night long parade featuring Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Vesta!

Members of the Cassini flight team are honored to be receiving so many formal accolades for the 20-year mission's accomplishments, while even more were awarded this month.

The Moon, Mars and Saturn form a pretty triangle in early April, Lyrid meteors are visible, and more.

At the 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in March 2018, Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker reviewed the highlights of the Cassini mission.

At sunset, catch elusive Mercury, bright Venus, the Zodiacal Light, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter between midnight and dawn.

From the spacecraft’s final year, we couldn’t pick just 10! Here are the stand-out images of 2017, as chosen by the Cassini team.

Several solar system exploration missions routinely publish raw, unprocessed images taken by cameras aboard robotic spacecraft. Unlike most pictures that appear on NASA web sites, these images are not validated or calibrated, and often lack captions and other information to provide context.

Just as the oceans on Earth do, the hydrocarbon seas on Saturn's moon Titan lie at an average elevation.

10 vision-stretching images for your computer desktop or phone wallpaper.

The Moon became a key focus point for NASA in 2017, whether it was blocking out the Sun during one of the most-viewed events in U.S. history, or reinvigorating the agency’s human space exploration plans.

New insights from the Saturn spacecraft's exploration are being presented this week at the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Science meeting.

A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as NASA's Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed planet.

Like the legendary spacecraft, Cassini veterans face the end of their mission.

As Cassini ended its mission on Sept. 15, the spacecraft sent back a series of final images.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft is on final approach to Saturn, following confirmation by navigators that it is on course to dive into the planet’s atmosphere on Friday, Sept. 15.

On Sept. 15, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will complete its remarkable story of exploration with an intentional plunge into Saturn's atmosphere, ending its mission after nearly 20 years in space.