Jupiter’s Great Red Spot was first discovered in 1665 by astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini, and both scientists and the public have been awe-stricken by its beauty and the processes that created it ...

Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot is a massive storm that has swirled within the atmosphere of the largest planet in the solar system for years. But astronomers have debated just how old the vortex ...

Friday is the last day of the spacecraft Cassini’s long, eventful life. Launched almost exactly 20 years ago, the probe has been in orbit around Saturn since 2004, forever redefining our understanding ...

Before dawn on Friday, scientists will gather at Pasadena’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to witness the death of an old friend: Cassini, a spacecraft that has awed and inspired generations as it spun ...

There's a beautiful coincidence in the timing of the Cassini spacecraft's farewell. Cassini will transmit its final message to Earth just hours after the 305th anniversary of the death of its namesake ...

Jupiter's Red Spot is one of the most iconic features of the gas giant and a prevailing point in many of the photos we have of the largest planet within our solar system. But the Red Spot's age ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s Cassini spacecraft disintegrated in the skies above Saturn on Friday in a final, fateful blaze of cosmic glory, following a remarkable journey of 20 years. Confirmation ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After a 20-year voyage, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is poised to dive into Saturn this week to become forever one with the exquisite planet. There's no turning back: Friday it ...