Seasonal Heat, Energy Imbalance in Saturn Could Be Driving Planet-Wide Storms, NASA Cassini Reveals

Medicine & Technology Jun 23, 2024

A new study based on Cassini data shows that Saturn emits varying heat amounts based on its seasonal changes. Read to learn more.

Not Rocky but Fuzzy Core: Cassini Imaging, Recent Research Claim Saturn as a Giant Soupy Planet

Aug 17, 2021

Saturn's core is more fluid than solid and makes up more of the planet's core than previously assumed, experts say.

Changing Seasons on Saturn Revealed in Hubble Space Telescope Images

Mar 19, 2021

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers a view of changing seasons on Saturn as the northern hemisphere summer transmission to fall, of the plane

3D Model Offers Insight Into How Saturn Got Its Hexagonal Storm

Oct 07, 2020

Researchers have created a 3D model that simulates Saturn's atmosphere, shedding light on one of its most curious features - a hexagonal storm that persists on its northern pole.

NASA on Enceladus - Infrared Mapping Reveals Fresh Ice on Northern Hemisphere

Sep 19, 2020

New images from data provided by the Cassini spacecraft provide evidence that Saturn's moon Enceladus has been resurfaced with ice from the interior.

Saturn's Moon Enceladus' Tiger Stripes Origin Explained

Dec 16, 2019

As seen from space, Saturn's moon Enceladus has a pure white surface save for a series of long fissures in its southern region which kind of looked like tiger stripes.

Cassini Captures the Image of Solstice in Saturn

May 26, 2017

NASA's spacecraft Cassini continues to deliver the amazing images from Saturn, and this time it is able to capture the image of Saturn's solstice.

Cassini Travels 'The Void' Between Rings Of Saturn, Also Discovers What The Rings Are Made Of

May 10, 2017

The spacecraft Cassini reveals that there is nothing between the rings of Saturn. These gaps are just dustless, empty spaces.

Cassini Took Picture Of Massive Jet Stream Bigger Than Earth On The Surface Of Saturn

May 10, 2017

Approaching the end of its mission, Cassini continues to deliver stunning images of Saturn and its moons.

NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft ‘Big Empty’ Region Between Saturn & It’s Rings Flyby Suprised Scientists [WATCH]

May 04, 2017

Scientists were surprised to see that the "big empty" space between Saturn and its rings are have only few dust particles.

Saturn's Cassini Spacecraft Bids ‘Bittersweet’ Goodbye After Titan’s Methane, Enceladus’ Plumes Discovery & More

Apr 27, 2017

Find out more about the last farewell of NASA's Cassini spacecraft as it sets to crash on Saturn.

NASA Cassini Reveals New Ideas To Scientists About Sun's Interaction With The Galaxy

Apr 26, 2017

The discovery from the data gathered by the NASA Cassini spacecraft gives a new light to the understanding about the heliosphere trailing end.

The Final Dives Of NASA's Cassini Into Saturn's Ring [Watch]

Apr 24, 2017

NASA's Cassini spacecraft soared past Saturn's biggest moon for the last time on Saturday, tapping its gravity to slingshot into a series of exploratory dives inside the planet's rings, followed by a final fatal plunge into the gas giant

NASA Discovers Possible Life On Jupiter's Moon Europa & Saturn's Moon Enceladus Thanks To Their Alien Ocean World

Apr 16, 2017

Find out NASA's surprising discovery about Saturn's moon here.

Saturn's Moon Enceladus Could Support Alien Life Because Of Its Hydrogen Plumes

Apr 14, 2017

NASA's Cassini spacecraft found the trace of hydrogen on the icy moon of Saturn named, Enceladus. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are assuming there must be several hydrothermal vents beneath the surface that can sustain life.