NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will make its final close approach to Saturn’s large, irregularly shaped moon Hyperion on Sunday, May 31. The Saturn-orbiting spacecraft will pass Hyperion at a distance of ...

Scientists on NASA’s Cassini mission to Saturn now have a better understanding of why the odd moon Hyperion has such an unusual appearance. The crucial factor in creating the strange, sponge-like ...

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Cassini researchers studied Hyperion in more detail and found that enormous numbers of space rocks continue to bombard Saturn's moon, turning it into an odd-shaped sea sponge. U.S. astronomer Peter ...

This image reveals the odd shape of Saturn’s moon Hyperion and an intriguing variation in brightness across its surface. The diameter of Hyperion is 266 kilometers (165 miles). The image was taken in ...

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