Fly through Saturn’s rings with Cassini — while it still can
7 years, 7 months ago

Fly through Saturn’s rings with Cassini — while it still can

LA Times  

NASA’s Cassini is making its final dives around Saturn. Even in its final dives around Saturn, NASA ’s Cassini spacecraft is still sending us remarkable new views of this gorgeous gas giant. The GIF below is made of 21 images taken by Cassini’s wide-angle camera over roughly four minutes as the spacecraft flew through the gap between Saturn’s innermost ring and its spherical body. Cassini has been making these daring dives since April, as part of its grand finale — the final round of orbits before the team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory sends the spacecraft plunging into the body of Saturn. This dramatic end, set for Sept. 15, is meant to keep the spacecraft from accidentally hitting and contaminating one of Saturn’s moons that could potentially hold life, such as icy Enceladus with its subsurface ocean.

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Gone! Saturn's iconic rings have mysteriously disappeared
6 days, 16 hours ago

Gone! Saturn's iconic rings have mysteriously disappeared

India Today  

Saturn's renowned rings have seemingly "disappeared" from view starting this week. Earth, at the moment, is passing through Saturn's ring plane, creating the illusion that the rings have vanished. Every 13 to 15 years, Saturn's rings align perfectly with Earth's line of sight, making them appear nearly invisible. After March 2025, Saturn's orbit will gradually bring the rings back into …

Once in 15 years: Saturn to appear ‘ringless’
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Once in 15 years: Saturn to appear ‘ringless’

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Saturn, known for its iconic rings, will appear “ringless” in the upcoming days - around March 23 - due to a rare event called a ring-plane crossing. This rare phenomenon, which happens once in 15 years, happens when Earth aligns perfectly with Saturn’s equator, causing the rings to tilt edge-on from our viewpoint. Researchers explained that Saturn’s rings are …

Saturn's rings set to 'disappear' briefly in March 2025: Explained
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Saturn's rings set to 'disappear' briefly in March 2025: Explained

Business Standard  

The majestic rings of planet Saturn, which span about 2.82 lakh kilometres in width, are set to disappear for a brief period in 2025, Nasa confirmed to CBS news. Nasa explains that Saturn’s ring system has an intricate structure, which if laid out edge-to-edge, would stretch across the distance between Earth and the Moon. There are seven primary rings of …

Saturn’s rings to disappear from Earth’s view from 2025; all you need to know
1 year, 4 months ago

Saturn’s rings to disappear from Earth’s view from 2025; all you need to know

Live Mint  

Saturn which is the sixth and the second largest planet in our solar system is known for its bright and glorious rings. According to media reports, NASA has indicated that Saturn's renowned rings will disappear from view in the year 2025. Saturn which is nine times bigger than the Earth is set to disappear from view as it will tilt …

Saturn's rings will DISAPPEAR in 2025, NASA confirms
1 year, 4 months ago

Saturn's rings will DISAPPEAR in 2025, NASA confirms

Daily Mail  

Time is running out for a last look at Saturn's rings, with only 18 months left before they disappear from view. The next 18 months are the last chance to see Saturn's rings before they disappear from view due to the planet's tilt During its 29-year orbit, Saturn tilts towards and away from the Sun and gives Earth different views …

Saturn's rings evolved from the debris of two moons, study finds
1 year, 5 months ago

Saturn's rings evolved from the debris of two moons, study finds

Daily Mail  

Since it was first seen through a telescope, Saturn's rings have mystified astronomers. Dr Vincent Eke, from Durham University, said: 'We tested a hypothesis for the recent formation of Saturn's rings and have found that an impact of icy moons is able to send enough material near to Saturn to form the rings that we see now. Saturn's rings today …

Summer on Saturn! NASA captures the changing of the seasons on the ringed planet in an amazing new snapshot from the James Webb Space Telescope
1 year, 6 months ago

Summer on Saturn! NASA captures the changing of the seasons on the ringed planet in an amazing new snapshot from the James Webb Space Telescope

Daily Mail  

Britain may be experiencing somewhat of an Indian summer as record-breaking heat wards off autumn's arrival. With Saturn heading for northern autumn equinox in 2025, an amazing new snapshot from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the changing of the seasons in immaculate detail — and offered an interesting insight. Fascinating: With Saturn heading for northern autumn equinox in …

Stunning video of Saturn visible in Delhi Sky goes viral on social media
1 year, 7 months ago

Stunning video of Saturn visible in Delhi Sky goes viral on social media

India TV News  

Stunning video of Saturn visible in Delhi Sky goes viral on social media Stunning video of Saturn visible in Delhi Sky goes viral on social media A Reddit user named, ‘Anime-kungfu’, claimed that he has recorded Saturn visible in the sky in Delhi. He shared the stunning video which he claimed he shot by his iPhone 14 Pro. The stunning …

NASA captures Saturn and its moon from 927,000 km away. See pic
1 year, 8 months ago

NASA captures Saturn and its moon from 927,000 km away. See pic

Hindustan Times  

Nasa often shares stunning videos and pictures from space that leave people spellbound. Recently, Nasa shared a beautiful picture of Saturn and its moon. "The rings of Saturn appear at an angle, creating a thin line across the planet's yellow surface stretching toward the blackness of space in the top right. Below the ring, the moon Mimas appears as a …

NASA images show how Saturn’s rings change as it travels around Sun
2 years, 2 months ago

NASA images show how Saturn’s rings change as it travels around Sun

Live Mint  

Between 1996 and 2000, NASA Hubble captured a number of images of Saturn to study how the gas giant's rings change as it travels around the Sun for 29 years. One of Saturn's hemispheres tilts toward the Sun before the other as it travels through its orbit. The boulder- and smaller-sized bits of dusty water ice that make up the …

How Saturn’s ‘orchestral’ rings reveal the planet’s core
3 years, 7 months ago

How Saturn’s ‘orchestral’ rings reveal the planet’s core

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, two researchers from the California Institute of Technology — Christopher Mankovich, a planetary scientist, …

Saturn's Rings Act Like 'Mini Solar System': Astronomer's Animated Depiction Reveals New Details
3 years, 11 months ago

Saturn's Rings Act Like 'Mini Solar System': Astronomer's Animated Depiction Reveals New Details

News 18  

Saturn is the second-largest planet in our solar system, adorned with beautiful ringlets. According to a Business Insider report, Saturn’s rings are like a ‘mini solar system.’ The report mentioned Japan’s space agency, JAXA’splanetary scientist James O’Donoghue, who said, “In a way, the ring system is like a mini solar system." O’Donoghue, who makes spatial animations about physics and the …

Space Photos of the Week: Saturn’s Rings Are Feelin’ Groovy
5 years, 9 months ago

Space Photos of the Week: Saturn’s Rings Are Feelin’ Groovy

Wired  

Just because we are not able to look directly at the sun doesn’t mean that NASA can’t. The rings around this planet are much like the rings in a very old tree: They tell stories about how long they’ve been there, how the environment changed, and even can hint at how the entire solar system came together. Some of the …

NASA's Cassini mission data is still helping scientists understand the rings of Saturn – Firstpost
5 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Cassini mission data is still helping scientists understand the rings of Saturn – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Cassini was in space for 20 years and has provided information that scientists are still studying and understanding. When Cassini moved closer to Saturn in its final year, it observed intricate details on the rings of Saturn. “The new observations give scientists an even more intimate view of the rings than they had before, and each examination reveals new complexities,” …

What’s happening inside Saturn’s rings? The Cassini mission dove between them to find out
5 years, 9 months ago

What’s happening inside Saturn’s rings? The Cassini mission dove between them to find out

CNN  

CNN — During the final year of NASA’s Cassini mission before it completed a “death dive” into Saturn’s atmosphere in 2017, the spacecraft gathered as much data as possible about the planet’s rings. “These new details of how the moons are sculpting the rings in various ways provide a window into solar system formation, where you also have disks evolving …

Scientists: Saturn spent billions of years without its rings
6 years, 2 months ago

Scientists: Saturn spent billions of years without its rings

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Saturn may have flown solo for billions of years — almost its entire existence — before getting its stunning set of rings, a new study suggests. An Italian-led team reported Thursday in the journal Science that Saturn’s primary rings appear to be just 10 million to 100 million years old. The findings are based on data …

Saturn’s beauty is fleeting (Opinion)
6 years, 3 months ago

Saturn’s beauty is fleeting (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Don Lincoln is a senior scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. While we do not generally think of astronomical phenomena as short-lived, new NASA research has found that one of the most breathtakingly beautiful features of our solar system may well be surprisingly ephemeral: Saturn’s rings. Saturn’s magnetic field is the second strongest in the solar system, and …

Scientists discover 10,000kg of hail pours down from Saturn's rings every second
6 years, 5 months ago

Scientists discover 10,000kg of hail pours down from Saturn's rings every second

Daily Mail  

The rings of Saturn are raining down up to 10,000 kg of frozen material on the gas giant every second. Scientists now believe, thanks to data from the Cassini mission, that up to 10,000 kg of frozen material on the gas giant every second 'Turns out, ring rain is more like a ring downpour,' said Dr. Hunter Waite, the paper's …

What Cassini found as it plunged into Saturn a year ago
6 years, 5 months ago

What Cassini found as it plunged into Saturn a year ago

CNN  

Story highlights Cassini data is shedding new light on Saturn and its rings Material from the rings rains down into the planet and changes its atmosphere CNN — A year after Cassini ended its 20-year mission to study Saturn, the last data the spacecraft recorded before plunging into the planet’s atmosphere are revealing its long-held secrets. Saturn’s ‘ring rain’ During …

Nasa Cassini spacecraft's final images before smashing into Saturn released by agency
7 years, 1 month ago

Nasa Cassini spacecraft's final images before smashing into Saturn released by agency

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Before smashing into Saturn last September, Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft sent back …

Farewell to Saturn: A Stellar Farewell for a Grand Planet
7 years, 4 months ago

Farewell to Saturn: A Stellar Farewell for a Grand Planet

India TV News  

NASA unveils a stunning farewell image of Saturn, captured by the Cassini spacecraft during its final leg of its 20- year-long epic journey in space. The image showcases Saturn's magnificent rings and moons, including the iconic moons Prometheus, Pandora, Janus, Epimetheus, Mimas and Enceladus. The image is a poignant farewell to the planet, marking the end of an era in …

NASA releases "A Farewell to Saturn", the last mosaic image of the gas giant captured by Cassini
7 years, 4 months ago

NASA releases "A Farewell to Saturn", the last mosaic image of the gas giant captured by Cassini

Firstpost  

NASA has released a breathtaking final mosaic image of Saturn, captured by the Cassini mission just two days before its final dive into the Saturnian atmosphere, where the spacecraft become a shooting star in the skies of the planet that it had studied for thirteen years. The images processed into the mosaic were among the final set of images captured …

What Cassini learned about Saturn during its death dive
7 years, 5 months ago

What Cassini learned about Saturn during its death dive

CNN  

Story highlights Data from Cassini's final dive reveal new information about Saturn's atmosphere Cassini observations confirmed that moons hold Saturn's rings in place CNN — Although NASA’s Cassini mission ended in September, new findings are being released about what the spacecraft “learned” about Saturn and its moons during the final days. When Cassini sank into Saturn’s upper atmosphere, it was …

NASA releases image of the dark side of Saturn captured by the Cassini Spacecraft
7 years, 5 months ago

NASA releases image of the dark side of Saturn captured by the Cassini Spacecraft

Firstpost  

Till another mission is sent to Saturn, the observations and images captured by Cassini will be the last data set available to scientists. Probes, such as the Cassini mission by NASA, ESA and ASI allow researchers to image Saturn from the far side, as well as capture data using the various scientific instruments on board. Till another mission is sent …

Cassini reveals stunning image of Saturn's moon Enceladus
7 years, 6 months ago

Cassini reveals stunning image of Saturn's moon Enceladus

Daily Mail  

It is a stunning, almost ghostly view of Saturn's moon. More than a week after its dramatic ‘death dive’ into Saturn’s atmosphere, NASA has released Cassini’s final images, revealing stunning last looks at the ringed planet and its mysterious moons. Space enthusiast Jason Major used some of Cassini's final images to stitch together a stunning composite of Saturn as Cassini …

Cassini’s 13-year odyssey comes to end with a fiery plunge into Saturn
7 years, 6 months ago

Cassini’s 13-year odyssey comes to end with a fiery plunge into Saturn

India TV News  

US space agency NASA received a final signal from its Cassini spacecraft on Friday, whose 13-year-old unparalleled journey came to an end with a meteor-link plunge into the Saturn’s crushing atmosphere. According to NASA, Cassini, the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn, entered the planet’s crushing atmosphere at 7.55 a.m. EDT on Friday, with the signal received by NASA's Deep Space …

Farewell Cassini: Saturn spacecraft makes fiery, final dive
7 years, 6 months ago

Farewell Cassini: Saturn spacecraft makes fiery, final dive

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Cassini spacecraft disintegrated in the skies above Saturn on Friday in a final, fateful blaze of cosmic glory, following a remarkable journey of 20 years. “Farewell, faithful explorer.” This Grand Finale, as NASA called it, came about as Cassini’s fuel tank started getting low after 13 years exploring the planet. Seventeenth-century astronomers supplied the spacecraft …

NASA's Cassini mission beams back final images before diving into the Saturnian atmosphere
7 years, 6 months ago

NASA's Cassini mission beams back final images before diving into the Saturnian atmosphere

Firstpost  

The spacecraft emptied its onboard solid-state recorder of all science data, prior to reconfiguring for a near-real-time data relay during the final plunge. NASA’s Cassini mission has transmitted the final images taken by its imaging cameras just before burning up in the Saturnian atmosphere in a final, science rich dive. The spacecraft emptied its onboard solid-state recorder of all science …

NASA's Cassini spacecraft ends its epic 20 year long mission with a fiery plunge into Saturn's atmosphere
7 years, 6 months ago

NASA's Cassini spacecraft ends its epic 20 year long mission with a fiery plunge into Saturn's atmosphere

Firstpost  

NASA’s USD 3.9 billion Cassini spacecraft today ended its 20-year-long groundbreaking journey with a fiery plunge into the Saturn’s crushing atmosphere, beaming back never-before-seen images of the ringed planet and its mysterious moons until the last moment. Operators deliberately made Cassini, the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn, dive into the gas giant to ensure that the planets moons - in …

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft burns up over Saturn ending 20-year-long journey
7 years, 6 months ago

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft burns up over Saturn ending 20-year-long journey

India TV News  

NASA's Cassini spacecraft today ended its 20-year-long epic journey with a fiery plunge into the Saturn's crushing atmosphere, while beaming back never-before-seen images of the ringed planet and its moons. Operators deliberately made Cassini, the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn, dive into the gas giant to ensure that the ringed planet's moons - in particular Enceladus, with its subsurface ocean …

Cassini completes its mission by burning up in the Saturnian atmosphere: All you need to know about the spacecraft
7 years, 6 months ago

Cassini completes its mission by burning up in the Saturnian atmosphere: All you need to know about the spacecraft

Firstpost  

On 15 September 2017, at about 5:30 PM IST, Cassini completed its 20 year mission during the course of which it achieved a number of scientific breakthroughs. Cassini has discovered 7 previously unknown moons of Saturn during the course of its mission, including the “waverider” moon, Daphnis, which causes ripples in the rings of Saturn that are kilometres long. NASA …

Cassini burns up in skies over Saturn, ends 20-year mission
7 years, 6 months ago

Cassini burns up in skies over Saturn, ends 20-year mission

The Hindu  

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft disintegrated in the skies above Saturn early on September 15 in a final, fateful blaze of cosmic glory, following a remarkable journey of 20 years. Our spacecraft has entered Saturn's atmosphere, and we have received its final transmission, tweets @CassiniSaturn 5.01 p.m. IST: @NASAJPL tweets: Cassini Mission Control update: Loss of signal expected ~4.54 a.m. PT. "The …

Cassini, NASA’s 13-year Saturn mission, has ended
7 years, 6 months ago

Cassini, NASA’s 13-year Saturn mission, has ended

CNN  

Story highlights After more than a decade spent in the Saturn system, the Cassini mission is over It deliberately crashed into Saturn to protect the integrity of Saturn's moons for future study CNN — Contact has been lost with the Cassini spacecraft after it completed a “death dive” into the upper atmosphere of Saturn and transmitted its final signal, according …

As Nasa sends Cassini spacecraft to a spectacular death on Saturn, scientists describe delight and pride with mission
7 years, 6 months ago

As Nasa sends Cassini spacecraft to a spectacular death on Saturn, scientists describe delight and pride with mission

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Cassini has turned the moons of Saturn from dots of light into places, from Huygens landing on …

Nasa's 13-year old mission Cassini-Huygens mission to take its final dive into Saturn on 15 September
7 years, 6 months ago

Nasa's 13-year old mission Cassini-Huygens mission to take its final dive into Saturn on 15 September

Firstpost  

Cassini’s final manoeuvres begin at 0714 GMT on Friday, although the signal will only reach Nasa 86 minutes later. Nasa’s Cassini probe is counting its final hours before one last plunge into Saturn on Friday that will cap a fruitful 13-year mission that greatly expanded knowledge about the gas giant. “The Cassini mission has been packed full of scientific firsts, …

Cassini spacecraft’s 13-year Saturn mission ends Friday
7 years, 6 months ago

Cassini spacecraft’s 13-year Saturn mission ends Friday

CNN  

Story highlights The NASA Cassini mission ends Friday after 13 years observing the Saturn system Cassini data has revealed groundbreaking discoveries about Saturn and its moons CNN — Prepare to say goodbye to Cassini. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Saturn's moons Tethys, Enceladus and Mimas are shown in this image taken by the Cassini spacecraft on December 3, 2015. See Cassini's top …

Nasa prepares to slam Cassini spacecraft into Saturn to protect planet from alien invasion
7 years, 7 months ago

Nasa prepares to slam Cassini spacecraft into Saturn to protect planet from alien invasion

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa is about to fly its Cassini spacecraft into Saturn, destroying it in …

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft nears a fiery, brutal end, when it will plunge into Saturn
7 years, 7 months ago

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft nears a fiery, brutal end, when it will plunge into Saturn

LA Times  

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has explored the Saturn system since 2004. After 13 years of observing Saturn, its rings and its myriad moons, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is less than three weeks away from a fiery, brutal end. “It will be trailblazing until the very last second.” Earth-bound astronomers will keep a close eye on the planet at the moment of Cassini’s …

NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures the Saturnian moon Tethys lit up by light reflected from the planet
7 years, 7 months ago

NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures the Saturnian moon Tethys lit up by light reflected from the planet

Firstpost  

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured an image of Tethys lit up by Saturnshine, or sunlight reflected from the gas giant. The grand finale dives are a series of orbits where the spacecraft dives between Saturn and its innermost rings, and even coming in contact with the upper atmosphere of Saturn in the final few orbits. After the grand finale orbits, …

Nasa’s Cassini probe to begin final five orbits around Saturn
7 years, 7 months ago

Nasa’s Cassini probe to begin final five orbits around Saturn

Live Mint  

Washington: Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft is set to begin its final five ultra-close orbits around Saturn, before the probe plunges into the atmosphere of the ringed planet and ends its epic 20-year-long journey. The spacecraft is expected to encounter atmosphere dense enough to require the use of its small rocket thrusters to maintain stability - conditions similar to those encountered during …

Cassini spacecraft sends back stunning images and data as it prepares to crash into Saturn
7 years, 8 months ago

Cassini spacecraft sends back stunning images and data as it prepares to crash into Saturn

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nasa release stunning video detailing Cassini spacecraft's final journey Before that, however, the ship is still conducting …

NASA's 2004 Cassini spacecraft observes solstice arriving at Saturn and its moons for the first time
7 years, 10 months ago

NASA's 2004 Cassini spacecraft observes solstice arriving at Saturn and its moons for the first time

Firstpost  

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has reached a new milestone as it observed Saturn’s solstice arriving at the planet and its moons this week Washington: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has reached a new milestone as it observed Saturn’s solstice — that is, the longest day of summer in its northern hemisphere and the shortest day of winter in its southern hemisphere — arriving …

Saturn's massive hexagonal storm gets moment in the sun
7 years, 10 months ago

Saturn's massive hexagonal storm gets moment in the sun

Daily Mail  

of the Earth, it spins around Saturn's pole at 220 mph At first glance, it looks like a serene planet. Twice the diameter of the Earth, it spins around the northern polar vortex – seen as a dark spot at the planet’s pole in the above image – which is understood to the be eye of a hurricane-like storm, at …

Nasa reveals new images from Cassini's second stunning dive through Saturn's rings
7 years, 10 months ago

Nasa reveals new images from Cassini's second stunning dive through Saturn's rings

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cassini has sent back images from its second stunning dive through Saturn's rings. …

Nasa releases video of the first of Cassini's "Grand Finale" orbits around Saturn
7 years, 10 months ago

Nasa releases video of the first of Cassini's "Grand Finale" orbits around Saturn

Firstpost  

The series of 22 orbits are known as the “Grand Finale” dives as the spacecraft will plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn at the end of the orbits Nasa’s Cassini mission has beamed back images from the first of its “Grand Finale” dives around Saturn. The series of 22 orbits are known as the “Grand Finale” dives as the spacecraft …

Nasa's Cassini beams back images of Rhea and Titan from second "Grand Finale" dive
7 years, 10 months ago

Nasa's Cassini beams back images of Rhea and Titan from second "Grand Finale" dive

Firstpost  

Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft has beamed back images from its second “Grand Finale” dive between Saturn and its rings. Even though Cassini found mostly empty space between Saturn and its rings in the initial dive, the dish shaped communications antenna was used as a shield in the second dive as well, and Cassini was out of contact with Earth during the …

Fly along with Cassini: New video gives you a passenger’s eye view of Saturn
7 years, 10 months ago

Fly along with Cassini: New video gives you a passenger’s eye view of Saturn

LA Times  

This movie sequence of images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows the view as Cassini swooped over Saturn during the first of its Grand Finale dives between the planet and its rings on April 26. The movie was taken on April 26, during the NASA spacecraft’s first pass through the previously unexplored region between Saturn and its innermost ring. As the …

Cassini finds 'the big empty' close to Saturn: NASA
7 years, 10 months ago

Cassini finds 'the big empty' close to Saturn: NASA

China Daily  

LOS ANGELES -- Scientists are baffled by the relatively dust-free space in the approximately 2,000 km-wide region between Saturn and its rings. This assessment is based on data collected by spacecraft Cassini during its first dive through the narrow gap, according to the US space agency NASA. "The region between the rings and Saturn is 'the big empty,' apparently," Cassini …

Nasa’s Cassini sends first view from inside Saturn’s rings as finale starts
7 years, 11 months ago

Nasa’s Cassini sends first view from inside Saturn’s rings as finale starts

Live Mint  

Cape Canaveral, Florida: Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft sent the closest-ever images of Saturn on Thursday after surviving its first plunge inside the planet’s rings, the US space agency said. A stream of pictures showing Saturn’s swirling clouds, massive hurricane and odd six-sided vortex weather system were transmitted back to Earth by Cassini, which has been exploring Saturn for 13 years. The …

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