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Saturday Space Sight: Helloooo, Saturn

The Cassini spacecraft takes an angled view toward Saturn, showing the southern reaches of the planet with the rings on a dramatic diagonal. North on Saturn is up and rotated 16 degrees to the left....

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Saturday Space Sight: Me and My Shadow

Saturn’s rings cast shadows on the planet, but the shadows appear to be inside out! The edge of Saturn’s outermost A ring can be seen at the top left corner of the image.  Moving towards the bottom of...

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Saturday Space Sight: Vortex and Rings

The Cassini spacecraft captures three magnificent sights at once: Saturn’s north polar vortex and hexagon along with its expansive rings. The hexagon, which is wider than two Earths, owes its...

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