NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

› Bubble of Our Sun's Influence

› Particles from the Heliosphere

› Perspective View of Baghdad Sulcus

› Enceladus' Icy Surface

› Jets Aglow

› The Misty Plume

› Enigmatic Titan

› Cold Light From Afar

› World of Clouds and Ice

Before Darkness Falls: Cassini to Scan Enceladus on Winter's Cusp

NASA's Cassini spacecraft will fly by Saturn's moon Enceladus this weekend for a last peek at the intriguing "tiger stripes" before winter darkness blankets the area for several years.

Ghostly "Spokes" Puff Out From Saturn's Rings

Massive, bright clouds of tiny ice particles hover above the darkened rings of Saturn in an image captured by the Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 22, 2009, around the time of Saturn's equinox.