These Are the Most Epic Pictures of Saturn You've Ever Seen. Probe Gets Close Views of Large Saturn Hurricane. Saturn's HEXAGONAL storm system is revealed in true colour for the first time. Hexagon shape is created by a band of upper-atmospheric winds on SaturnImages, up until now, have shown it in false-colour infrared wavelengthsIn April, the Cassini spacecraft provided scientists with the first close-up views of a behemoth hurricane swirling within it By Ellie Zolfagharifard Published: 11:20 GMT, 17 October 2013 | Updated: 14:17 GMT, 17 October 2013 The mysterious six-sided storm on Saturn’s North Pole has long captivated astronomers. But up until now, images taken of it have been in infrared wavelengths, showing false-colour shades of red, orange and green. Now Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting the planet for over nine years, has captured the northern hexagon in its true, incredible colours.
Scroll down for video... Nasa's Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting Saturn for over nine years, has captured the northern hexagon in true colour The hexagon is nearly 15,000 miles (25,000 kilometers) across — big enough for nearly four Earths to fit inside. Plastic found in space: Cassini finds propylene on Saturn's moon Titan- the first time it has been discovered in another world. Discovery could help us better understand how chemistry works on TitanScientists claim this is similar to how chemistry operated on ancient EarthProbes had previously failed to identify propylene because its chemical signature was overshadowed by other, much stronger, chemicalsBy Ellie Zolfagharifard Published: 10:13 GMT, 1 October 2013 | Updated: 11:50 GMT, 28 October 2013 You would expect to find plastic in your lunchbox, not on Saturn’s distant moon Titan.
But that's exactly where Nasa has found an ingredient of plastic - the first time the chemical has been detected on another world. The Cassini spacecraft found small amounts of propylene, a chemical used to make storage containers on Earth, in the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon Titan. Scroll down for video... The Cassini spacecraft found small amounts of propylene, a chemical used to make storage containers on Earth, in the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon Titan. But the middle chemicals, one of which is propylene, were missing. Cassini: First pictures of Earth taken from NASA spacecraft orbiting Saturn. Photos taken from Saturn by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft show Earth as a tiny pale blue dotThe images have been transmitted from 898 million miles away on the outer edge of our solar system By Michael Zennie Published: 03:44 GMT, 22 July 2013 | Updated: 00:41 GMT, 28 July 2013 Earth appears as an insignificant-looking pale blue dot below Saturn's majestic rings in a breathtaking new image from the Cassini spacecraft.
The picture was captured on July 19 by the probe's wide-angle camera from a distance of 900 million miles. Magnifying the image five times reveals not only the Earth but also the moon, a fainter smudge to the right of the planet. The images were taken by the Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting the ringed giant since its arrival in the Saturn system in 2004, and astronomer Carolyn Porco, who oversees the Cassini imaging team at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado said: 'The whole event underscores for me our 'coming of age' as planetary explorers.' Say cheese! Stunning images that show the incredible colours of the changing seasons on Saturn. Pictures show the changing colours of Saturn's northern and southern hemispheres as they pass from one season to the nextTaken by Cassini, which has spent eight years circling Saturn By Eddie Wrenn Published: 08:23 GMT, 31 August 2012 | Updated: 13:22 GMT, 31 August 2012 Nasa has returned some of the most stunning true-colour images of Saturn, showing the planet suspended in eternal beauty alongside its largest moon.
The crystal-clear images were produced by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which has been circling Saturn for the last eight years. Titan is one of the most Earth-like bodies in the solar system and, even if it is 'just' a moon, it is bigger than the planet Mercury. The images also capture the changing hues of Saturn's northern and southern hemispheres as they pass from one season to the next. In many respects, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is one of the most Earth-like worlds we have found to date. Scroll down for video Volcanism may occur as well, but with liquid water as the lava. Scientists discover tropical lake of methane gas on Saturn's largest moon Titan. It was previously believed that bodies of liquid could not exist at Titan's midsection because energy from the sun would cause pools to evaporate By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 02:54 GMT, 14 June 2012 | Updated: 07:15 GMT, 14 June 2012 Scientists have discovered a methane-rich tropical lake and several ponds near the equator of Saturn's largest moon Titan.
Lakes were previously spied near Titan's polar regions but it was previously believed that bodies of liquid could not exist at Titan's midsection because energy from the sun at those latitudes would cause methane pools to evaporate. 'This discovery was completely unexpected because lakes are not stable at tropical latitudes,' said planetary scientist Caitlin Griffith of the University of Arizona, who led the discovery team. Tropical lake: This NASA image shows Titan with Saturn's rings in the background. A new study suggests the dark areas near the moon's equator indicate the presence of a hydrocarbon lake and several ponds. Spectacular black and white pictures show the best views of Saturn's rings ever captured by space probe.
By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 05:55 GMT, 15 July 2012 | Updated: 11:12 GMT, 16 July 2012 These stunning black and white photographs look like the result of a particularly creative art project. But in fact they are part of a scientific mission - and they were captured not by an artist, but by a satellite orbiting the planet Saturn. The beautiful images taken by the Cassini probe show parts of the rings which encircle the solar system's second largest planet. Stunning: These beautiful pictures of Saturn's rings were taken by a space probe orbiting the second largest planet in the solar system Satellites: As well as rings, the Cassini spacecraft has taken amazing pictures of Saturn's moons Artistic: But the beautiful images were actually created in the name of science As well as providing a visual treat for the earthbound unable to get up close and personal with the rings, they are providing a valuable service to scientists, according to Space.com.