Data from NASA’s Cassini mission reveal Saturn’s moon Phoebe has more planet-like qualities than previously thought. Phoebe’s true nature is revealed in startling clarity in this mosaic of two images ...

With its flyby of Phoebe, the Cassini spacecraft has completed the first satellite flyby in its four-year tour of the Saturn system. NASA’s Deep Space Network received confirmation at 7:52 a.m. PDT ...

First images from the Cassini flyby of Phoebe reveal it to be a scarred, cratered outpost with a very old surface and a mysterious past, and a great deal of variation in surface brightness across its ...

Phoebe, Saturn’s largest outer moon, is the first target of exploration for the Saturn-bound Cassini spacecraft. This composite shows a set of four images taken from June 7 through June 10, 2004, by ...

Images of Saturn’s battered, icy moon Phoebe have been captured by the Cassini spacecraft. Phoebe was snapped by Cassini on Friday evening as the craft flew within 2000 kilometres of the moon. Before ...

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Phoebe is not just another moon — it is a cosmic trespasser. Orbiting Saturn at nearly 13 million kilometers and moving in the opposite direction of the planet’s rotation, Phoebe violates the basic ...