Seven years of waiting comes to an end on 1 July when the Cassini spacecraft swoops closer to Saturn than any spacecraft previously. Researchers at Imperial College London will be anxiously awaiting ...

On September 15, 2017, NASA’s Cassini spacecraftmade its final journey into the heart of Saturn, marking the end of an extraordinary 13-year mission dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of the gas ...

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of its launch from Cape Canaveral, the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn is once again at the center of scientific attention. Its latest discoveries about the ringed ...

Scientists could one day find traces of life on Enceladus, an ocean-covered moon orbiting Saturn. NASA/JPL-Caltech, CC BY-SA Saturn has 146 confirmed moons – more than any other planet in the solar ...

Saturn has just pulled far ahead in the solar system’s moon race, with a fresh wave of detections pushing its tally to 274 ...

Prepare to say goodbye to Cassini. In the early morning hours of September 15, NASA's 13-year mission exploring Saturn and its moons will come to an end as the spacecraft deliberately dives into ...

On Friday, Sept. 15, the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn will hurl itself into the gas giant, ending its twenty-year long mission. In its final moments, the spacecraft will collect unique data ...

Such a mission, which would launch in the 2040s for arrival in the 2050s, could be the first to search for life in the Saturn system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A record-breaking water plume erupted from Saturn's moon Enceladus, and the James Webb Space Telescope was watching when it occurred.Beneath the thick, icy crust of Enceladus is a global saltwater ...

Updated at 12:30 p.m. ET Controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory sent a final command Friday morning to the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn. Not long after, accounting for the vast distance ...