No spacecraft has ever explored this part of Saturn before, and Cassini was moving at about 77,000 miles per hour as it shot between the large planet and its rings. If even a relatively small ...

With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and ...

Cassini ]>. Cassini D ... Our present knowledge of Saturn makes it certain that neither the planet nor its rings can be inhabited by creatures at all resembling human beings.

Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely ...

Of course, a more powerful telescope will show not only the planet's rings but also a break within them known as the Cassini Division. Astronomers have known about the rings of Saturn for nearly ...

The Cassini mission has many goals, including measuring Saturn's huge magnetosphere ... images of one of our solar systems most alluring planets. The heavy emphasis on imaging, both for artistic ...

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This image captured by Nasa's Cassini craft shows the dark ... The giant moon Titan – seen here set against Saturn – is even bigger than the planet MercuryCredit: Nasa/JPL-Caltech/Space ...

Despite its Earth-like rivers and lakes of liquid methane, Saturn’s moon Titan seems oddly lacking in river deltas — ...

Cassini stayed in orbit around Saturn until Sept. 15, 2017, making a total of 294 orbits before falling into the planet's atmosphere and breaking apart. (Scientists planned this crash on purpose.) ...