Cassini sends back intriguing pictures of Saturn from new ring-grazing orbit

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 17:01 in Astronomy & Space

Talk about a glamour shot! NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has completed the first of its ring-grazing orbits and snapped stunning images of the strange hexagon-shaped jet stream at Saturn’s northern pole. With less than a year left to go in its mission, Cassini’s new orbits mark the start of special...

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