Earlier research had found that the rings of Saturn respond to vibrations within the planet. Saturn's interior vibrates at frequencies that cause slight variations in its gravitational field, and the ...

The NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens mission explored Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017, providing the most detailed images and ...

What can the pH level of the subsurface ocean on Enceladus tell us about finding life there? This is what a recent study ...

Right until its final moments, the spacecraft continued to send insightful images of 'The Ringed Planet.' The mission's ...

The curious minds at Aperture unpack the incredible discoveries made by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft during its mission to ...

The final snap was of Saturn itself, even capturing where the spacecraft would ultimately plunge to its final destination. Explaining that impressive final photo, NASA said: "This monochrome view is ...

"This monochrome view is the last image taken by the imaging cameras on NASA's Cassini spacecraft," NASA explains of the ...

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Researchers now appreciate that gas planets are more complex than first thought. New findings have implications for our ...

Saturn’s moon Titan has always stood out among the celestial bodies in our solar system. It is the only moon with a thick, ...

Gravitational assists are an emblematic example of why space travel is hard —it is exactly rocket science, after all. Gravity ...

Cassini carried a probe called Huygens to the Saturn system. The probe, which was built by ESA, parachuted to the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in January 2005—the most distant ...