Nov 4, 2024 · On Aug. 11, 2009, Cassini became the only spacecraft ever to give scientists an up-close view of Saturn’s rings during the planet’s equinox. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Saturn and its rings. Like Earth, Saturn’s axis of rotation is tilted.

Jun 13, 2019 · Images collected by Cassini’s close orbits in 2017 are offering new insight into the complex workings of the rings. As NASA’s Cassini dove close to Saturn in its final year, the spacecraft provided intricate detail on the workings of …

Jan 29, 2017 · Newly released images showcase the incredible closeness with which NASA's Cassini spacecraft, now in its "Ring-Grazing" orbits phase, is observing Saturn's dazzling rings of icy debris. This Cassini image features a density wave in Saturn's A ring (at left) that lies around 134,500 km from Saturn.

Cassini studied features in Saturn’s rings called “spokes,” which can be longer than the diameter of Earth. Scientists think they’re made of tiny icy particles that are lifted by an electrostatic charge and only last a few hours.

Sep 5, 2005 · Cassini scientists studying Saturn's rings have made several new findings that further our knowledge of how this beautiful and dynamic system continues to evolve before our eyes.

6 days ago · NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will make 22 orbits of Saturn during its Grand Finale, exploring a totally new region between the planet and its rings. NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Mar 28, 2019 · The closest-ever flybys by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal that the surfaces of these unusual moons are covered with material from the planet’s rings — and from icy particles blasting out of Saturn’s larger moon Enceladus.

NASA’s Cassini mission orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017, circling the planet 294 times and teaching us almost everything we know about our ringed neighbor. The spacecraft measured the structure of Saturn’s atmosphere and rings as well as how they interact with the planet’s moons.

Aug 1, 2017 · Since astronomer Galileo Galilei first noticed something odd about Saturn in 1610, the planet's picturesque rings have posed many fascinating puzzles. Over the past 13 years, the...