October 2017
Cassini observations open up Saturn’s atmosphere
... time of writing, we’re still awaiting the formation of a hot, stratospheric vortex above Saturn’s northern summer pole – hopefully Cassini lasted long enough to see it! Moving away from the poles, Saturn exhibits an organised structure of belts and...
28 April 2017
Cassini's first dive between Saturn and its rings
... sea level – and while mission managers were confident Cassini would complete the manoeuvre successfully, extra precautions were taken... no bigger than the size of a smoke particle. As Cassini was due to dash through this region at 124, 000 kilometres...
26 July 2017
Cassini finds surprises for Saturn's magnetic field
...still unknown. The tilt, which has been determined by Cassini's magnetometer instrument, is much smaller than the lower limit... quite challenging to explain," said Michele Dougherty, Cassini magnetometer investigation lead at Imperial College, London. ...
15 September 2017
A sad farewell as Cassini takes its final plunge...
... starting at 7 am EDT, NASA will be streaming live shots from inside the Jet Propulsion Laboratory mission control as Cassini embarks on its final, final mission, leaving behind an enviable legacy of information that scientists will still be studying...
14 April 2017
Cassini finds evidence for hydrothermal vent activity on Enceladus
... of evidence supporting the theory of hydrothermal activity taking place in the ocean of Enceladus. This graphic illustrates how Cassini scientists think water interacts with rock at the bottom of the ocean of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, producing...
June 2020
Titan’s evolving atmosphere
...deep stratosphere could also be due to compounds containing nitrile ices. A year on Titan With the conclusion of the Cassini mission, scientists have an almost complete picture of the neutral atmospheric evolution within a year on Titan. The reported...
