The quest for the truth, in and of itself, Is a story that's filled with insights. — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
The Saturn system is a rich planetary system. It offers mystery, scientific insight, and obviously splendour beyond compare, and the investigation of this system has enormous cosmic reach... just studying the rings alone, we stand to learn a lot about… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
As far as Europa goes, Europa very likely has an ocean under its surface. In that regard, Europa and Enceladus are on equal par.… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Saturn is accompanied by a very large and diverse collection of moons. They range in size from a few kilometers across to as big… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Titan is the one place in our solar system whose geographical and atmospheric diversity and complexity are rivaled only by the Earth's. It's very… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Boy, when you come to study something, and you come to understand it - you know, even if it's just a little discovery that… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Those of us engaged in the practice of science come to feel a certain reverence for it, engendered by its demonstrable power to dissect,… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Most of the solar system resides beyond the orbits of the asteroids. There is more to learn there about general planetary processes than on… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned, Enceladus has become the go-to place in our solar system for issues bearing on extraterrestrial life. It's a great… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Being a scientist and staring immensity and eternity in the face every day is as grand and inspiring as it gets, — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
For me, it was my first cosmic connection, on par with a first kiss. No other planet looks as unworldly or surreal as Saturn.… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Even by the diverse standards of Saturn's satellites, Enceladus was an outlier. Its icy surface was as white and bright as fresh snow, and… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
