Cassini-Huygens Latest

Cassini's Radar to Peer Through Titan's Haze

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT

Cassini is on a course for a Titan flyby on May 12, at an altitude of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), for the first of two Titan northern hemisphere flybys that will wrap up the prime mission. On this flyby, Cassini's radar will map the bright region of Xanadu, which was only partly imaged previously.

Thank You for Participating

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PDT

The Cassini Scientist for a Day Contest is now closed. We received many entries from all over the country. Next up, judges will read all the entries and pick a winner in each category. The winners will be contacted individually and the contest results announced here soon. Stay tuned.

NASA Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn Storm

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PDT

Cassini watches as a powerful electrical storm rages on Saturn with lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than those found on Earth.

NASA Extends Cassini's Grand Tour of Saturn

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PDT

NASA is extending the international Cassini-Huygens mission by two years. The historic spacecraft's stunning discoveries and images have revolutionized our knowledge of Saturn and its moons.

Titan's Smoggy Sand Grains: Q & A with Jason W. Barnes

Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT

Titan and Earth have much in common, but not when it comes to sand. On Earth, sand grains form by breaking things down, but on Titan, the opposite may be true - with much of the sand a product of building things up.

South on Rhea

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT

The Cassini spacecraft surveys the south polar region of icy Rhea. This is a similar view to Above Rhea's South Pole. This view is a bit farther south and has slightly different solar illumination.

Moons that Pass in the Night

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT

Two of Saturn's ring moons draw close momentarily, before the inner of the pair moves off alone. Atlas passes Prometheus about once a month, then slowly and steadily pulls ahead of its slower moving sibling.

Dark Boundary

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT

Saturn's semitransparent rings arc smoothly around the gas giant, abruptly disappearing where they pass through the planet's shadow. This view looks toward the unilluminated side of the rings from about 18 degrees above the ringplane.