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A Hot Start Might Explain Geysers on Enceladus

A hot start billions of years ago might have set into motion the forces that power geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Huygens Landing Site to Be Named After Hubert Curien

An epic space mission and one of the founding fathers of the European space endeavor will be forever linked. NASA and European space officials are honoring Hubert Curien by naming the Huygens landing site on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, after him.

Never-Before-Seen Views of Saturn

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured never-before-seen views of Saturn from perspectives high above and below the planet’s rings.

Cassini Images Mammoth Cloud Engulfing Titan's North Pole

Cassini Sends End-of-Year Greetings From Across the Solar System

In celebration of the holiday season and the close of another remarkable year at the Saturnian frontier, the Imaging Team for NASA's Cassini mission is presenting a smorgasbord of Saturnian imagery.

Massive Mountain Range on Titan

The tallest mountains ever seen on Titan -- coated with layers of organic material and blanketed by clouds -- have been imaged by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Saturn's Rings Show Evidence of a Modern-Day Collision

Scientists with NASA's Cassini mission have spied a new, continuously changing feature that provides circumstantial evidence that a comet or asteroid recently collided with Saturn's innermost ring, the faint D ring.

NASA Finds Saturn's Moons May be Creating New Rings

Cassini scientists are on the trail of the missing moons of Saturn.

Cassini Image Shows Saturn Draped in a String of Pearls

Saturn appears dressed to the nines, "wearing" a strand of "pearls" in a stunning infrared image from the Cassini spacecraft that showcases a meteorological phenomenon.

'Chinese Lantern' Technique Helps Track Clouds at Saturn

A new image of Saturn demonstrates a technique that creates a 'Chinese lantern' effect, showing Saturn's deep clouds silhouetted against the planet's warm, glowing interior.

Scientists Discover New Ring and Other Features at Saturn

Saturn sports a new ring in an image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Sunday, Sept. 17, during a one-of-a-kind observation.

NASA Reports That Methane Drizzles on Saturn's Moon, Titan

Liquid methane drizzles on the surface of Titan, a moon of Saturn, according to a paper by NASA and university scientists.

Cassini Finds Lakes on Titan's Arctic Region

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found lakes on Saturn's moon Titan. The lakes are most likely the source of hydrocarbon smog in the frigid moon's atmosphere.

Cassini Reveals Titan's Xanadu Region to Be an Earth-Like Land

New radar images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft revealed geological features similar to Earth on Xanadu, an Australia-sized, bright region on Saturn's moon Titan.

NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Marks Mission Halfway Point

As the Cassini spacecraft reaches the halfway mark in its four-year tour of the Saturn system, discoveries made during the first half of the mission have scientists revved up to find out what?s in store for the second act.

NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Captures Saturnian Moon Ballet

The cold, icy orbs of the Saturn system come to life in a slew of new movie clips from the Cassini spacecraft showing the ringed planet's moons in motion.

NASA-Funded Study Says Saturn's Moon Enceladus Rolled Over

Saturn's moon Enceladus ? an active, icy world with an unusually warm south pole - may have performed an unusual trick for a planetary body. New research shows Enceladus rolled over, literally, explaining why the moon's hottest spot is at the south pole.

Cassini Offers New Hints on Length of Saturn Day

We all know Earth rotates every 24 hours, but scientists have long had difficulty pinpointing how long the day is on Saturn.

NASA and Partners Release New Movies Of Titan

New views of the most distant touchdown ever made by a spacecraft are being released today by NASA, the European Space Agency and the University of Arizona.

Cassini Flies by Titan, Sees More Craters

Saturn's moon Titan continued to surprise scientists during a flyby that took Cassini into regions previously unexplored by radar.