Saturn system

Two NASA spacecraft, one studying the Saturn system, the other observing Mercury, are maneuvering into place to take pictures of Earth.

New data from Cassini suggests that the rings and moons of Saturn are bodies that date back to around the time of our solar system's birth.

NASA's Cassini mission is continuing its exploration of the Saturn system. Cassini has provided invaluable data for astrobiologists studying life's potential on moons of giant planets.

NASA's Cassini mission has spotted a second feature shaped like the 1980s video game icon in the Saturn system, this time on the moon Tethys.

The Cassini spacecraft and two ground-based telescopes have provided the first look at the aftermath of Saturn’s ‘Great Springtime Storm’

A new hypothesis explains the origin of Saturn's strange middle-sized moons. The moons may have been spawned during giant impacts that occurred when several major satellites merged to form Saturn's large moon, Titan.

Scientists have revealed new information about the fluid-like motion of landslides on Saturn's moon Iapetus.

A new study is providing insight into the mechanism behind wavy structures in Saturn's atmosphere. It appears that these turbulent jet streams are powered by heat from within the planet.

Data from Cassini has revealed that Saturn's moon Phoebe is more planet-like than previously thought. Phoebe may have originated in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune, and was later captured by Saturn's gravity when it somehow got close to the giant planet.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected molecular oxygen ions around Saturn's icy moon Dione. The discovery indicates that the moon has a very tenuous atmosphere.