This image, taken from a movie captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in 2010, shows lightning on Saturn's night side flashing in a cloud that is illuminated by light from Saturn's rings.

The Cassini spacecraft explored the Saturn system for 13 years — eight years longer than it was initially scheduled for. Cassini team members told Space.com it comes down to having both a dedicated ...

Cassini carried a probe called Huygens to the Saturn system. The probe, which was built by ESA, parachuted to the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in January 2005—the most distant landing to ...

Until Cassini, only three spacecraft had ventured into Saturn's neighbourhood: NASA's Pioneer 11 in 1979 and Voyager 1 and 2 in the early 1980s. Those were just flybys, though, and offered ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Cassini spacecraft disintegrated in the skies above Saturn early Friday in a final, fateful blaze of cosmic glory, following a remarkable journey of 20 years.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has flown through the plumes of water vapor spewing out from the ocean inside Saturn's moon Enceladus on multiple occasions, which has allowed researchers to determine ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn's atmosphere on September 15, marking an end to its mission to study the ringed planet and its many, mysterious moons. The spacecraft spent 13 years ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft had a rare opportunity to image Saturn and, far in the background, Earth. This image spans about ...

An instrument aboard the international Cassini spacecraft, which is exploring the Saturn system, is making measurements again after nine months offline. March 19, 2012 March 19, 2012 1 min read Save ...