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( Click on Image to Enlarge ) A view of Saturn's fourth-largest moon, Enceladus, as seen from the Cassini spacecraft. Credit NASA ...

The jets emanate from hot fissures known as "tiger stripes" at the south pole Cassini Spacecraft Captures Saturn Moon Geyser Image...

The 'smoky' effect at the bottom of the crescent moon Enceladus are geyser-like jets that create a halo of ice, dust and gas around ...

Detailed views ... Saturn's great white spot. Photo: AP/NASA Saturn Puts On Spectacular Lightning Show -- Brisbane Times LOS ANGELES: Sa...

This false-color infrared image shows clouds of large ammonia ice particles dredged up by the powerful storm. Credit: Cassini Massive Storm ...

Saturn's rings are largely made up of icy chunks From The BBC: Saturn's rings may have formed when a large moon with an icy mantle a...

From New Scientist: Saturn was already the solar system's undisputed lord of the rings. Now newly processed images from the Cassini spac...

Frozen assets: icy geysers from the south polar region of Enceladus. AFP / Getty Images From The Independent: In the icy oceans of Enceladus...

SEVEN MORE YEARS Brent Buffington, from left, David Seal and John C. Smith arranged models of Jupiter and Saturn in a viewing room at the Je...

This mosaic was created from two high-resolution images that were captured by the narrow-angle camera. Photo: NASA/JPL/SSI From The Telegr...

Astronomers had a rare chance to view Saturn with its rings edge on. It meant they could study the planet's Northern and Southern lights...

From Wired Science: Enceladus has to be one of the most intriguing objects in the solar system. It’s definitely our favorite of Saturn’s 62 ...

Saturn's icy Moons visible here, from left to right are: Janus, Enceladus and Epimetheus captured by the Cassini spacecraft wide angle c...

Cassini completed its initial four year mission to explore Saturn in June 2008. From The BBC: The US space agency (Nasa) has extended the in...

From Universe Today: This wonderful video was posted by Jennifer Ouellette on Discovery News, and I just had to share it. The sounds are act...

Titan in Saturn’s system: Titan (top) emerges from behind its parent planet, Saturn. Another satellite, Tethys, is visible at the bottom lef...

'Tiger Stripe' Terrain Cassini/CICLOPS From Popular Science: On Saturday, the Cassini spacecraft conducted a flyby of Saturn's...

From Wired Science: How can you not love Cassini? The latest treat NASA’s spacecraft has provided us is the first ever movie of Saturn’s inc...

From 20 degrees above the ring plane, Cassini's wide angle camera shot 75 exposures in succession for this mosaic showing Saturn, its ri...

This artist's illustration shows a nearly invisible ring around Saturn – the largest of the giant planet's many rings. It was discov...