Incineration in the heat and pressure of the plunge was inevitable - but Cassini still managed to despatch home some novel data on the chemical composition of Saturn's atmosphere. And so ends one ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

The rotorcraft-lander will sample various sites on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, to determine its composition in different geological settings. "The nuclear-powered rotorcraft will look for ...

The idea is to use only those instruments at the end that can sense Saturn's near-space environment, such as its magnetic field, or can sample the composition of its gases. In the final three ...

Saturn's spectacular rings may be far older ... "While this mechanism may not alter the bulk composition of the impacted target, it suggests that surface composition could change." ...

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