Rings of Saturn

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A montage of Hubble Space Telescope images of our solar system's four giant outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, taken under the OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) program over 10 years, from 2014 to 2024.

NASA’s Hubble Celebrates Decade of Tracking Outer Planets

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Encountering Neptune in 1989, NASA’s Voyager mission completed humankind’s first close-up exploration of the four giant outer planets of our…

Article6 days ago
Colorful stripes in yellow, white, reddish-orange, pink, and green cover the planet. Saturn is tilted slightly toward us allowing the Sun to illuminate the top of its rings. The planet's shadow is cast toward the back and left of the planet. Saturn's moons Dione, and Enceladus are visible to its upper right, while its moon Mimas is just below and to the left of the planet's rings.

NASA’s Hubble Watches ‘Spoke Season’ on Saturn

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This photo of Saturn was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023, when the ringed planet was…

Article12 months ago

Cassini Top 10 Images of 2011

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Where were you during the storm? In 2011, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft circled Saturn for a front-row view of the huge…

Article1 year ago

Cassini Top 10 Images of 2012

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As the Cassini spacecraft roams the Saturnian system, each year it opens new windows on an amazing corner of our…

Article1 year ago

Cassini Top 10 Images of 2013

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We’ve shared 150 press images through 40 news releases and special features during 2013. As the Cassini science team members…

Article1 year ago

Cassini 10 Years at Saturn Top Images

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The Cassini team is proud to celebrate 10 years since arriving at Saurn with this collection of images selected by…

Article1 year ago