Researchers with the Cassini mission found evidence that the moon’s spin axis — the line through the north and south poles — has reoriented, possibly due to a collision with a smaller body, such as an asteroid, according to NASA. ...

This will continue until Saturn’s solstice in May 2017. At that point in time, the shadow will extend only as far as the innermost A ring, leaving the middle and outer A ring completely free of the planet’s shadow. Over ...

The movie comprises one hour of observations as the Cassini spacecraft moved southward over Saturn, according to NASA. It begins with a view of the swirling vortex at the planet’s north pole, then heads past the outer boundary of the hexagon-shaped ...

This suggests that Enceladus’ ocean of liquid water might be only a couple of miles beneath this region — closer to the surface than previously thought, Joinfo.com reports with reference to NASA. The excess heat is especially pronounced over three ...

The north pole of Saturn sits at the center of its own domain. Around it swirl the clouds, driven by the fast winds of Saturn. Beyond that orbits Saturn’s retinue of moons and the countless small particles that form the ...

Cassini crossed through the plane of Saturn’s rings on Dec. 4 at 8:09 a.m. EST at a distance of approximately 57,000 miles (91,000 kilometers) above Saturn’s cloud tops, as NASA reports. Cassini has been touring the Saturn system since arriving ...