Cassini

Cassini–Huygens ( kə-SEE-nee HOY-gənz), commonly called Cassini, was a space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites.

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Cassini 10 Years at Saturn Top Images

Solar eclipses seen by long-dead Cassini spacecraft shed new light on Saturn's rings

Building Block for Life Discovered in Enceladus’ Ocean by NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft

NASA Cassini Data Reveals Phosphorous, a building block for life, Present in Enceladus' Ocean

What Cassini’s “Grand Finale” Taught Us About Saturn’s Interior

Some of my favourite photos ever... (Produced by Cassini Imaging Team; Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Cassini Sheds New Light on Saturn’s Rings

Scientists compile Cassini's unique observations of Saturn's rings

Europa & Io moons orbiting Jupiter, captured by the Cassini space probe

Jupiter’s south pole, taken by Cassini

Saturn moon Mimas might be hiding an internal ocean | The Cassini spacecraft "identified a curious oscillation in the moon's rotation, which often points to a geologically active body able to support an internal ocean." If Mimas has an ocean, it represents a new class of small, stealth ocean worlds

14 hours of Enceladus geyser action through a movie sequence of images, garnered from the final dedicated observation of the Enceladus' geysers by the imitable Cassini spacecraft.

Water plumes from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus may show promising signs of life. Though the Cassini mission ended in 2017, researchers are still combing through its plume data to get better insight into Enceladus’ ocean.

Cassini Saw Methane in Enceladus’ Plumes. Scientists Don’t Know How it Could be There Without Life

Quantifying signs of life in the depths of Enceladus’ ocean. This work tries to quantify the probability that biological methanogenesis might explain the measurements made by Cassini of Enceladus’ plume.

Earth beyond Saturn's Rings seen by NASA's Cassini probe