Cassini mission to Saturn

Planetary Science
Saturn’s rings paint some of its moons shades of blue and red

By Lisa GrossmanMarch 28, 2019
Planetary Science
Ring ripples reveal how long a day lasts on Saturn

By Lisa GrossmanJanuary 22, 2019
Planetary Science
Saturn’s ‘ring rain’ is a surprising cocktail of chemicals

By Maria TemmingOctober 4, 2018
Planetary Science
5 things we’ve learned about Saturn since Cassini died

By Lisa GrossmanMarch 20, 2018
Astronomy
Here is Cassini’s last broad look at the Saturn system

By Lisa GrossmanNovember 22, 2017
Astronomy
R.I.P. Cassini

By Lisa GrossmanSeptember 15, 2017
Astronomy
These are Cassini’s parting shots of the Saturn system

By Lisa GrossmanSeptember 15, 2017
Planetary Science
The Cassini probe dies tomorrow. Here’s how to follow its end

By Helen ThompsonSeptember 14, 2017

We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

Astronomy
So long, Titan. Cassini snaps parting pics of Saturn’s largest moon

By Lisa GrossmanSeptember 13, 2017
Astronomy
Final flyby puts Cassini on a collision course with Saturn

By Lisa GrossmanSeptember 11, 2017
Astronomy
As Cassini’s tour of Saturn draws to a close, a look back at postcards from the probe

By Lisa GrossmanAugust 23, 2017
Science & Society
The first Cassini to explore Saturn was a person

By Tom SiegfriedMay 15, 2017
Planetary Science
Cassini’s ring dive offers first close-up of Saturn’s cloud tops

By Ashley YeagerApril 27, 2017
Astronomy
No long, twisted tail trails the solar system

By Ashley YeagerApril 24, 2017
Planetary Science
In ‘grand finale,’ Cassini spacecraft sets off on collision course with Saturn

By Ashley YeagerApril 21, 2017
Planetary Science
Nitrogen fizz fuels ‘magic island’ on Titan, simulation suggests

By Ashley YeagerApril 18, 2017