Methane Formation in the Oceans of Enceladus
Data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft showed that Saturn’s small icy moon, Enceladus, has a liquid water ocean below its surface, with a plume of ice grains and water vapor containing […]
Tag Archives: Cassini
Helium Rain on Saturn May Explain Its Unusual Magnetic Field
In 2017, the Cassini spacecraft ended its thirteen-year tenure at Saturn by plunging into its atmosphere. The close observations of Saturn’s magnetic field made during the Cassini Grand Finale orbits […]
Abnormal Reflections from Titan may be from Paleolakes
On the surface of Titan—Saturn’s largest moon and the solar system’s second-largest natural satellite—volatiles are actively cycled in a way much like the hydrological cycle on Earth. Apart from Earth, […]
A Solution to Saturn’s Energy Crisis
The gas giants of our solar system are so far from the Sun that they should have cold atmospheres. However, the upper atmosphere of Saturn (and the other gas giants) […]
Newly Designed, Comprehensive Cassini Data Webpages
The Planetary Data System (PDS) Atmospheres Node is pleased to announce the release of a preliminary version of newly designed, comprehensive webpages for accessing Cassini mission data: https://pds-atmospheres.nmsu.edu/data_and_services/atmospheres_data/Cassini/Cassini.html These pages […]
Deadline Extended for Submissions to Special Icarus Issue on Cassini Mission Science Results
Dear colleagues and attendees of the Cassini Science Symposium in Boulder, August 2018: Because of the government shutdown, the deadline for submissions to the special Icarus issue on Cassini Mission […]
Electron Density Distributions in Saturn’s Ionosphere
Prior to Cassini’s Grand Finale, our knowledge of the vertical distribution of Saturn’s ionospheric electron densities relied upon the remote observations using radio occultation measurements. For the first time in the […]
Icarus Special Issue Devoted to Cassini Results
Dear colleagues and attendees of the Cassini Science Symposium in Boulder, August 2018: This is to confirm a special Icarus issue devoted to Cassini results. We call for papers on […]
Cassini Discovered Complex Organic Molecules in Enceladus’ Plumes
Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus harbors a big ocean of water beneath its icy crust, which is evident from erupted water plumes from Enceladus’ surface. The Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer (INMS) […]
Reminder-Register for Cassini Science Symposium and Hotels
We would like to remind you to register and get your hotel room if you haven’t done so already. 29 June: Early registration deadline – $300 (Students $150) 30 June: Late registration […]
Abstract Deadline – 16 April – Final Cassini Science Symposium-Aug. 12-17, 2018
Cassini Science Symposium-Aug 12-17 2018 Poster Dear colleagues, Abstracts are due 16 April 2018 for the final Cassini Science Symposium. Please use the template provided on the website. Hosted by the […]
Final Cassini Science Symposium August 12-17, 2018
Dear colleagues, The Cassini Project will host a five-day Cassini Science Symposium August 12-17, including a reception Sunday evening before the sessions. The sessions will be held at the University […]
PDS – CASSINI DATA RELEASE 44
The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Cassini data, Release 44, January to March 2015, for instruments: ISS MIMI RADAR RPWS RSS SPICE UVIS VIMS […]
Saturn’s Geyser Moon Shines in Close Flyby Views
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has begun transmitting its latest images of Saturn’s icy, geologically active moon Enceladus, acquired during the dramatic Oct. 28 flyby in which the probe passed about 30 […]
NASA Missions Have Their Eyes Peeled on Pluto
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is speeding towards the edge of our solar system for a July 14 flyby of Pluto. It won’t be making observations alone; NASA’s fleet of observatories […]
NASA-funded Study Explains Saturn’s Epic Tantrums
The long-standing mystery of why Saturn seethes with enormous storms every 30 years may have been solved by scientists working with data from NASA’s Cassini mission. The tempests, which can […]
Saturn Moon’s Ocean May Harbor Hydrothermal Activity
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first clear evidence that Saturn’s moon Enceladus exhibits signs of present-day hydrothermal activity which may resemble that seen in the deep oceans on […]
A New Way to View Titan: ‘Despeckle’ It
During 10 years of discovery, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has pulled back the smoggy veil that obscures the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Cassini’s radar instrument has mapped almost half […]
Cassini Catches Titan Naked in the Solar Wind
Researchers studying data from NASA’s Cassini mission have observed that Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, behaves much like Venus, Mars or a comet when exposed to the raw power of the […]
NASA and ESA Celebrate 10 Years Since Titan Landing
Ten years ago, an explorer from Earth parachuted into the haze of an alien moon toward an uncertain fate. After a gentle descent lasting more than two hours, it landed […]