You could call this “Pac-Man, the Sequel.” Scientists with NASA’s Cassini mission have spotted a second feature shaped like the 1980s video game icon in the Saturn system, this time on the moon Tethys. (The first was found on Mimas in 2010). The pattern appears in thermal data obtained by Cassini’s composite infrared spectrometer, with warmer areas making up the … Read the rest of this article
A literal shot in the dark by imaging cameras on NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has yielded an image of a visible glow from Titan, emanating not just from the top of Titan’s atmosphere, but also – surprisingly – from deep in the atmosphere through the moon’s haze. A person in a balloon in Titan’s haze layer wouldn’t see the glow because … Read the rest of this article
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has tracked the aftermath of a rare massive storm on Saturn. Data reveal record-setting disturbances in the planet’s upper atmosphere long after the visible signs of the storm abated, in addition to an indication the storm was more forceful than scientists previously thought.
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This false-color mosaic from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows the tail of Saturn’s huge northern …
he heat-seeking capabilities of the international Cassini spacecraft and two ground-based telescopes have provided the first look at the aftermath of Saturn’s ‘Great Springtime Storm’. Concealed from the naked eye, a giant oval vortex is persisting long after the visible effects of the storm subsided.
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Series of images tracking the development of Saturn’s giant storm, as seen at visible wavelengths …
Radar images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal some new curiosities on the surface of Saturn’s mysterious moon Titan, including a nearly circular feature that resembles a giant hot cross bun and shorelines of ancient seas. The results were presented today at the American Astronomical Society’s Division of Planetary Sciences conference in Reno, Nev.
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Titan’s Hot Cross Bun: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft …
On October 15, 2012, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft celebrateed 15 years of uninterrupted drive time, earning it a place among the ultimate interplanetary road warriors.
This illustrated timeline features milestones in the journey of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Scroll up to launch Cassini’s voyage. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. There’s a much larger image showing Cassini’s timeline here.
Since launching on Oct. 15, … Read the rest of this article
ESA’s Huygens probe bounced, slid and wobbled its way to rest in the 10 seconds after touching down on Saturn’s moon, Titan, in January 2005, a new analysis reveals. The findings provide novel insight into the nature of the moon’s surface.
Scientists reconstructed the chain of events by analysing data from a variety of instruments that were active during the … Read the rest of this article
The 2012 edition of the “Cassini Scientist for a Day” competition is now open to entry from students. The competition is designed to give the participants a taste of life as a scientist. Students are invited to submit a 500-word essay explaining their choice of one of three targets to be imaged by the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn.… Read the rest of this article
Clumpy particles in Saturn’s B-ring provide stark contrast to the delicately ordered ringlets seen in the rest of this view presented by the Cassini spacecraft.
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Zooming in on clumps in Saturn’s B-ring (lower left), the image also spans the ringlets of the Cassini Division towards the A-ring in the top right. The view looks toward the sunlit side of the …
Saturn was playing the lightning storm blues. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured images of last year’s storm on Saturn, the largest storm seen up-close at the planet, with bluish spots in the middle of swirling clouds. Those bluish spots indicate flashes of lightning and mark the first time scientists have detected lightning in visible wavelengths on the side of Saturn … Read the rest of this article
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