Cassini Spacecraft : Science World Report

Jan 30, 2015 10:10 AM EST

Cassini Spots Saturn's Moon Titan Naked in a Blast of Solar Wind

It turns out that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, behaves a lot like Mars and Venus. Scientists have studied data from NASA's Cassini mission and have found that unmagnetized bodies like Titan may interact with the solar wind in the same basic ways, despite their distance from the sun.

Oct 02, 2014 08:11 AM EDT

Cassini Spots Swirling, Toxic Cloud at Titan's South Pole as Seasons Change

NASA's Cassini mission continues to reveal new insights when it comes to Saturn's moon, Titan. Now, the mission has revealed that a giant, toxic cloud is hovering over the south pole of the large moon after the atmosphere there cooled dramatically.

Dec 27, 2013 07:17 AM EST

NASA Cassini Spacecraft Spots Saturn, Titan and Enceladus This Holiday Season

This holiday season, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured some spectacular images of Saturn and two of its most fascinating moons, Titan and Enceladus.

Jul 24, 2013 01:13 AM EDT

Cassini Camera Captures Saturn's Moons Mimas and Pandora -- or Death Star?

Mimas and Pandora remind us of how different they are when they appear together as in this Cassini spacecraft image. Although they are both moons of Saturn, Pandora's small size means that it lacks sufficient gravity to pull itself into a round shape like its larger sibling, Mimas.