Scientists found some variations in the D/H and 13C/12C ratios on Phoebe. Despite the fact that none of us were here to observe the birth of our solar system, technological advancements and the desire to know more about the origin of life have enabled us to develop a model as to how all that happened.…
Cassini Spacecraft made the first-ever observation of dust storms on the largest moon of Saturn. NASA, the Italian Space Agency (ASI), and the European Space Agency (ESA) collaborated to send a probe to study Saturn, its natural satellites (moons), and its rings in 1997. The name given to this mission was Cassini-Huygens (after astronomers Giovanni…
NASA released final images of the Cassini mission. The Cassini mission went exactly as NASA planned. After a 13-years tour of the Saturn system Cassini has managed to deliver us the most awaited images all over the world. Finale Ringscape “Goodbye Kiss” of Titan Infrared Image of the Impact Site Impact Site: Cassini’s Final Image…
We’ll stay breathless, because Cassini’s antenna will keep sending informations to Earth until its last moment. Between 26 April and September 15, Cassini ‘jumped’ between Saturn and its rings, on a region that no other mission in humankind history ever explored before. A 13-year tour of the Saturn system is ending with an intentional plunge into…
The nuclear-powered spacecraft has orbited Saturn for 13 years and sent us back hundreds of amazing images. All these photos are including close-ups of the gaseous giant, its mysterious moons and, of course, its famous rings. Exploring the Saturnian system since 2004, Cassini did not disappoint anyone since then. We discovered new worlds like Saturn’s…
NASA just discovered today, thanks to Cassini Spacecraft, that the space between Saturn and its rings is actually empty. These good news will allow Cassini to travel its next 21 ‘immersions’ between Saturn and its rings without any problem. Until now the spacecraft was using it’s round antenna to protect itself from the dust. At…
The action took place today and it is part of the ‘Big Final’ mission of the Cassini spacecraft. NASA Spacecraft have successfully passed by the rings of Saturn and it sent us the first unprocessed images of what Saturn’s atmosphere looks like. The gap between the rings and the top of Saturn’s atmosphere is about…
Launched on October 15, 1997, after 20 years in space, Cassini Spacecraft is running out of fuel and it is ready for its grand finale. The spacecraft arrived on the Saturn’s orbit on June 30, 2004 (after a 7-years journey) and since then it amazed us with incredible photos of an unknown world, including Saturn…