Tag: Saturn
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May 8, 2016Scientists on NASA's Cassini mission were surprised to find that a small-scale surface change produces very visible effects on Saturn's active moon Enceladus. -
Feb 3, 2016A new study suggests that Jupiter helped fostered the development of life on Earth by delivering the volatile materials from the outer Solar System needed for life to form. -
Dec 27, 2015A global ocean lies beneath the icy crust of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus, according to new research using data from NASA's Cassini mission. -
Oct 29, 2015NASA's Cassini spacecraft completed its deepest-ever dive through the icy plume of Enceladus on Oct. 28, 2015. -
Oct 14, 2015NASA's Cassini spacecraft will wrap up its time in the region of Saturn's large, icy moons with a series of three close encounters with Enceladus starting Wednesday, Oct. 14. -
Sep 16, 2015A global ocean lies beneath the icy crust of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus, according to new research using data from NASA's Cassini mission. -
Sep 3, 2015One section of Saturn's rings may be loaded with chunks of solid ice, possibly shards from a destroyed moon, according to a new study by Cassini scientists. -
Aug 21, 2015Researchers have unraveled the mystery of how Jupiter and Saturn likely formed. -
Aug 16, 2015NASA's Cassini spacecraft will zip past Saturn's moon Dione on Monday, Aug. 17 -- the final close flyby of this icy satellite during the spacecraft's long mission. -
Jul 30, 2015Like graffiti sprayed by an unknown artist, unexplained arc-shaped, reddish streaks are visible on the surface of Saturn's icy moon Tethys, in new NASA images.
