[Thursday, November 2, 2006] Saturn's rings are dark and elusive in this view from high above the ringplane, but their shadows on the planet give them away.

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[Thursday, November 2, 2006] These side-by-side views of a star seen through Saturn's densely populated B ring show marked contrast between the region where spokes -- the ghostly radial features periodically seen in the B ring -- are produced and regions where no spokes are seen.

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[Thursday, November 2, 2006] These side-by-side views of a star seen through Saturn's densely populated B ring show marked contrast between the region where spokes -- the ghostly radial features periodically seen in the B ring -- are produced and regions where no spokes are seen.

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[Thursday, November 2, 2006] A recent photo from the Cassini spacecraft shows the mighty planet Saturn, and if you look very closely between its wing-like rings, a faint pinprick of light. That tiny dot is Earth bustling with life as we know it.

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[Sunday, November 5, 2006] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired Wednesday, November 1, from the Goldstone tracking stations. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally.

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[Monday, November 6, 2006] This contrast-enhanced view shows a faint spoke in Saturn's B ring. These ghostly radial structures were imaged by the Voyager spacecraft in the 1980s.

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[Monday, November 6, 2006] When Prometheus comes close to the F ring in its orbit, the moon's gravity tugs on the ring particles. The disturbed particles, now pulled into orbits slightly closer to Saturn and therefore faster, shear out during successive orbits.

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[Monday, November 6, 2006] This image was taken on November 04, 2006 and received on Earth November 05, 2006. The camera was pointing toward Saturn at approximately 1,617,414 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the RED and CL2 filters.

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[Monday, November 6, 2006] Organic haze in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon, Titan, is similar to haze in early Earth's air -- haze that may have helped nourish life on our planet-- according to a NASA Astrobiology Institute study released Nov. 6, 2006.

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[Thursday, November 9, 2006] The bright ringlets seen here are populated with microscopic icy particles and are among the brightest features in the rings at high phase angles.

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[Thursday, November 9, 2006] The rings are awash in subtle tones of gold and cream in this view which shows the outer B ring, the Cassini Division and the inner part of the A ring.

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[Thursday, November 9, 2006] Saturn's B and C rings shine in diffuse, scattered light as the Cassini spacecraft looks on the planet's night side.

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[Friday, November 10, 2006] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Wednesday, Nov. 8, from the Madrid tracking complex. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.

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[Monday, November 13, 2006] NASA's Cassini spacecraft has seen something never before seen on another planet -- a hurricane-like storm at Saturn's south pole with a well-developed eye, ringed by towering clouds.

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[Friday, November 17, 2006] "The following names have been approved for use on Enceladus: Al-Bakbuk, Al-Fakik, Al-Haddar, Al-Kuz, Al-Mustazi, Ayyub, Aziz, Behram, Fitnah, Ghanim, Hassan, Jansha, Khusrau, Marjanah, Omar, Otbah, Rayya, Shakashik ...."

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[Saturday, November 18, 2006] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired Wednesday, November 15, from the Goldstone tracking stations. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally.

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[Wednesday, November 22, 2006] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired Tuesday, November 21, from the Madrid tracking stations. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally.

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[Thursday, November 23, 2006] There has been an important change in the approval process for planetary feature names: as soon as the WGPSN has successfully reviewed a name, it is considered approved and can be used in publications.

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[Thursday, November 30, 2006] This Cassini spacecraft view of Pan in the Encke gap shows hints of detail on the moon's dark side, which is lit by saturnshine -- sunlight reflected off Saturn.

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[Thursday, November 30, 2006] A broad and ghostly spoke drifts past under the Cassini spacecraft's gaze. The spoke-forming region of the B ring displays faint longitudinal variations in brightness, from left to right.

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[Thursday, November 30, 2006] Less intrusive than her sibling shepherd moon, Pandora nonetheless provides a gravitational influence that helps confine and perturb the F ring's shape.

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[Thursday, November 30, 2006] Dione looks lovely half lit in this portrait from the Cassini spacecraft. Just visible is a long canyon running southward just left of the terminator.

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[Thursday, November 30, 2006] This image was taken on November 20, 2006 and received on Earth November 23, 2006. The camera was pointing toward Mimas at approximately 155,950 kilometers away.

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[Thursday, November 30, 2006] This image was taken on November 23, 2006 and received on Earth November 24, 2006. The camera was pointing toward Prometheus at approximately 1,488,130 kilometers away.

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[Thursday, November 30, 2006] This image was taken on November 24, 2006 and received on Earth November 24, 2006. The camera was pointing toward Prometheus at approximately 1,379,393 kilometers away.

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[Thursday, November 30, 2006] This spectacular image of Saturn's clouds looks obliquely across the high northern latitudes. The Sun is low on the horizon here, making the vertical extent of the clouds easier to see.

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[Thursday, November 30, 2006] Daphnis drifts through the Keeler gap, at the center of its entourage of waves. The little moon (7 kilometers, or 4.3 miles across) draws material in the Keeler gap (42 kilometers, or 26 miles wide) into these now familiar edge waves as it orbits Saturn.

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