NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has returned images from its final close approach to Saturn’s oddball moon Hyperion, upholding the moon’s reputation as one of the most bizarre objects in the solar system.

PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has revealed for the first time surface details of Saturn’s moon Hyperion, including cup-like craters filled with hydrocarbons that may indicate more ...

On Sunday, May 31, 2015, NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its latest and final flyby of Hyperion, Saturn's spongy moon. At around 9:36 a.m. EDT Cassini came within 21,000 miles (34,000 km) of Hyperion's ...

Chris Smith: Ask someone to name the most exciting planet in the solar system, and apart from Earth they'll inevitably say Saturn. Most people are transfixed by the ring system, but also tucked away ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed for the first time surface details of Saturn's moon Hyperion, including cup-like craters filled with hydrocarbons that may indicate more widespread presence in ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured new views of Saturn’s oddly shaped moon Hyperion during its encounter with this cratered body on Thursday, August 25. Raw images were acquired as the spacecraft flew ...

May 31 saw NASA'sCassini spacecraft make its last close up pass with Saturn's moonHyperion. The moon has a fascinating, almost spongy appearance due tothe fact that its surface is actually less dense ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured new photos of Saturn's ugly-duckling moon Hyperion that show its cratered surface up close. The pictures come from Cassini's Aug. 25 flyby of the Saturn moon ...

Hyperion, one of the smaller moons of Saturn, was the first non-round moon to be discovered. But calling Hyperion "non-round" doesn't do justice to the object's odd shape. Oblong, and pockmarked with ...

The SpongeBob Roundpants of the solar system, Saturn's moon Hyperion, shows off its weirdly cratered surface in pictures from what's likely to be its final photo op for the foreseeable future. The ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured new views of Saturn's oddly shaped moon Hyperion during its encounter with a cratered body on Aug. 25. Raw images were acquired as the spacecraft flew past the moon ...