"Saturn’s moons Tethys and Dione are flinging great streams of particles into space ... The discovery suggests the possibility of some sort of geological activity, perhaps even volcanic, on these
"So is there an organic-rich mixture below the surface of Enceladus even today? Cassini found hydrocarbon chains in the moon’s plume, which means we can’t rule this scenario out."
"Cassini's recent highly inclined orbits around Saturn have provided the most unusual views of the planet and its rings yet seen." Just simply awesome. Link via anyone with eyes and a heart.
If you don't mind a wee bit of Flash, here's a guided tour of Saturn's moon Titan, and all the funky stuff that the Huygens and Cassini found out about it. Not a nice place for a holiday - especially
"In bringing 2006 to a close, the Cassini Imaging Team is releasing its best maps of Titan and the major icy Saturnian moons, and other eye-catching images collected from our travels around Satur
"Cassini casts powerful eyes on our home planet, and captures Earth, a pale blue orb -- and a faint suggestion of our moon -- among the glories of the Saturn system." Wow. Just wow.
"The occultation of the Sun put the spacecraft in position to see the rings with exquisite and detail-enhancing backlighting, providing striking visual evidence for their extensive interaction wi