It also sets the stage for the probe's dramatic end-manoeuvre next month when it will plunge to destruction in the planet's atmosphere. Cassini is currently flying a series of loops around Saturn ...

Saturn's ionosphere and upper atmosphere are complex and dynamic regions influenced by various factors, including the planet's rings, solar radiation, and internal atmospheric processes.

scientists can gather data about the interaction between the rings and Saturn’s atmosphere, as well as how their structure changes over time. This event offers a brief but invaluable window into ...

Titan is the only moon in our solar system with a significant atmosphere. Now we have a very good idea of how this dense ...

Narrator: In 2017, NASA's Cassini probe sent us our closest view of Saturn as it dove into the planet's stormy atmosphere. And the results were stunning. But what would it be like if humans made ...

Southwest Research Institute partnered with the Carnegie Institution for Science to perform laboratory experiments to better ...

Southwest Research Institute partnered with the Carnegie Institution for Science to perform laboratory experiments to better ...

Nothing can now stop the death plunge in Saturn's atmosphere on Friday. Cassini will be torn to pieces as it heads down towards the clouds. Its components will melt and be dispersed through the ...