Shortly after Cassini took its final image, it flew into Saturn's ... These are the closest-ever images of Saturn. They were taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft just days before it crashed into ...

NASA’s Cassini mission provided the world with unparalleled views of Saturn and its rings. After 13 years, its final images stunned us all. Explore the breathtaking legacy of this groundbreaking ...

In fact, it's the closest any spacecraft has ever come to Saturn — just 1,900 miles from the beautiful planet's cloud tops. Even more exciting, Cassini has already transmitted images of what it ...

A timelapse of all of the photographs the Cassini space probe has taken of Saturn's moon Tethys from Feb. 6, 2004 to Sept. 15, 2015. Note: These sequences at times include rapid flashing.

As it happens, it’s been summer in Saturn’s northern hemisphere since NASA’s Cassini mission—which ... The resulting images are therefore overlaid onto an image of Saturn in visible ...

“Only by getting so close to Saturn in Cassini’s final orbits were we able to gather the measurements to make the new discoveries,” said Cassini radio science team member and lead author ...

The Cassini probe has begun the final phase of its mission to Saturn. The satellite has executed the first of five ultra-close passes of the giant world, dipping down far enough to brush through ...

Twenty years ago, a rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a billion mile trek to Saturn. The photos the probe took revealed some astonishing things about Saturn, its rings and moons.

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A timelapse of all of the photographs the Cassini space probe has taken of Saturn's moon Mimas from Feb. 6, 2004 to Sept. 15, 2015. Note: These sequences at times include rapid flashing.