[Saturday, April 1, 2006] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired Wednesday, March 29, from the Goldstone tracking stations. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally.

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[Tuesday, April 4, 2006] Scientists with NASA's Cassini mission have found evidence that a new class of small moonlets resides within Saturn's rings. There may be as many as 10 million of these objects within one of Saturn's rings alone. 

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[Tuesday, April 4, 2006] As Saturn's active moon Enceladus continues to spew icy particles into space, scientists struggle to understand the mechanics of what is going on beneath the fractured south polar terrain.

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[Tuesday, April 4, 2006] Shadows drape Saturn's northern hemisphere, providing a different kind of look at prominent features in the rings.

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[Tuesday, April 4, 2006] The Cassini spacecraft looks toward giant Saturn and its moon Tethys, while a large and powerful storm rages in the planet's southern hemisphere.

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[Tuesday, April 4, 2006] The Cassini spacecraft looks up from beneath the ringplane to spy Atlas hugging the outer edge of the A ring, above center.

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[Tuesday, April 4, 2006] This dramatic close-up of Tethys shows the large crater Penelope lying near center, overprinted by many smaller, younger impact sites.

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[Tuesday, April 4, 2006] This image was taken on April 02, 2006 and received on Earth April 02, 2006. The camera was pointing toward Tethys at approximately 3,520,143 kilometers away.

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[Tuesday, April 4, 2006] Studies of Jupiter's auroras by scientists from the University of Leicester have challenged current theories about the processes controlling the biggest light-shows in the Solar System.

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[Thursday, April 6, 2006] Views of Saturn's stunning ring system from above by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft now orbiting the planet indicate the prominent A ring contains more debris than once thought, according to a new University of Colorado at Boulder study.

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[Friday, April 7, 2006] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired Wednesday, April 5, from the Goldstone tracking stations. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally.

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[Monday, April 10, 2006] The Cassini-Huygens mission team, which has captured the most detailed views ever of Saturn and its myriad of moons, was honored with an Aerospace Laurel award by the editors of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine. 

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[Saturday, April 15, 2006] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired Wednesday, April 12, from the Goldstone tracking stations. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally.

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[Sunday, April 16, 2006] This image was taken on April 14, 2006 and received on Earth April 15, 2006. The camera was pointing toward Rhea at approximately 3,420,001 kilometers away.

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[Sunday, April 16, 2006] This poetic scene shows the giant, smog-enshrouded moon Titan behind Saturn's nearly edge-on rings. Much smaller Epimetheus (116 kilometers, or 72 miles across) is just visible to the left of Titan (5,150 kilometers, or 3,200 miles across).

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[Wednesday, April 19, 2006] The Cassini spacecraft looks toward the Saturnian horizon as Dione and Janus glide past. A few craters are visible on Dione. Janus is slightly blurred due to its motion during the exposure.

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[Thursday, April 20, 2006] Three of Saturn's moons are captured with the planet in this exquisite family portrait. At top, Saturn is bedecked with the shadows of its innermost rings.

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[Saturday, April 22, 2006] Rhea shows off her bright, fresh-looking impact crater in this Cassini view taken during a close approach.

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[Saturday, April 22, 2006] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired Wednesday, April 19, from the Goldstone tracking stations. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally.

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[Monday, April 24, 2006] This image was taken on April 21, 2006 and received on Earth April 22, 2006. The camera was pointing toward Janus at approximately 2,788,706 kilometers away.

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[Friday, April 28, 2006] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired Tuesday, April 25, from the Goldstone tracking stations. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally.

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[Friday, April 28, 2006] This image was taken on April 28, 2006 and received on Earth April 28, 2006. The camera was pointing toward Epimetheus at approximately 667,385 kilometers away.

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