CICLOPS

Daily Image Release: South on Rhea

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:00:00 MDT

Cassini surveys the south polar region of icy Rhea.

Daily Image Release: Moons that Pass in the Night

Thu, 08 May 2008 06:00:00 MDT

Two of Saturn's ring moons draw close momentarily, before the inner of the pair speeds off alone.

Daily Image Release: Dark Boundary

Wed, 07 May 2008 06:00:00 MDT

Saturn's semitransparent rings arc smoothly around the gas giant, abruptly disappearing where they fall into the planet's shadow.

Looking Ahead: Rev 67

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:46:00 MDT

Cassini's fast and furious orbits around Saturn continue with the 9.6-day long Rev67, the spacecraft's 68th orbit of the Ringed Planet.

Daily Image Release: Ancient Plains of Rhea

Tue, 06 May 2008 06:00:00 MDT

Densely cratered plains cover the ancient surface of Saturn's moon Rhea.

Daily Image Release: Saturn's Watch Spiral

Mon, 05 May 2008 06:00:00 MDT

Spiral density waves in Saturn's A ring reveal the gravitational signatures of distant moons as they subtly tug on the countless particles orbiting in the ring plane.

Daily Image Release: Beauty Marks

Fri, 02 May 2008 06:00:00 MDT

Two dark spots drift across the northern skies of Saturn.

Art Release: Lord of the Rings, Saturn

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 MDT

"This is a 32-inch by 54-inch batik on silk.

Art Release: Rings of Ice

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 MDT

"This is a 43-inch x 36-inch batik on silk showing Saturn and its rings, which are formed of icy blocks the size of small cars and orbit the planet like many small moons.

Daily Image Release: Scrambled Edge

Thu, 01 May 2008 06:00:00 MDT

The outer edge of Saturn's A ring displays intriguing structure in this Cassini view.

Meeting Abstracts: The Physics of the Sharp Edges of Broad Planetary Rings.

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 MDT

The outer edge of Saturn's main B ring is maintained by an m=2 inner Lindblad resonance (ILR) with the satellite Mimas, while the outer edge of Saturn's A ring is preserved by an m=7 ILR with the Janus/Epimetheus coorbital pair.

Daily Image Release: Ring Escort

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:00:00 MDT

Pandora loops around Saturn, confining the narrow F ring as it goes.

Special Image Release: Hissing Storm

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:00 MDT

A bright, powerful, lightning-producing storm churns and coasts along the lane of Saturn's southern hemisphere nicknamed "Storm Alley" by scientists.

Special Image Release: Saturn's Long-lived Storm

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:00 MDT

It is no Great Red Spot, but these two side-by-side views show the longest-lived electrical storm yet observed on Saturn by Cassini.

Special Image Release: Lightning Sounds from Saturn

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:00 MDT

Saturn has lightning, apparently deep in its atmosphere, which generates strong radio emissions, similar to the cracks and pops one hears on an AM radio during a thunderstorm.

Press Release: NASA SPACECRAFT TRACKS RAGING SATURN STORM

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:00 MDT

Event: Saturn\'s Long-lived Storm

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:00 MDT

The longest-lived continuously monitored electrical storm on Saturn continues to rage on the planet ... five months after its initial detection. [Image advisory here.]

Daily Image Release: The Orbiting Fleet

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:00:00 MDT

A fleet of small moons patrols the outskirts of Saturn's icy rings.

Daily Image Release: F-Ring Informants

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:00:00 MDT

Ever-changing kinks and wiggles define Saturn's dynamic F ring.

Looking Ahead: Rev 66

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:00:00 MDT

Cassini's fast and furious orbits around Saturn continue with 9.6-day-long Rev66, the spacecraft's 67th orbit of the Ringed Planet.

Daily Image Release: The Light of Night

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:00:00 MDT

As Cassini images often show, the Sun is not the only source of illumination in the Saturn System.

Secondary Papers: The topography of Iapetus' leading side.

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:00 MDT

Secondary Papers: Dynamics of Saturn's South Polar Vortex.

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:00 MDT

Secondary Papers: The population of propellers in Saturn's A Ring

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:00 MDT

Daily Image Release: Pulling Away

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 MDT

Prometheus--lit partly by direct sunlight, and partly by saturnshine--pulls at material in the inner portion of the F ring.