It's hard to imagine Saturn without its glorious, extensive, complicated rings. Yet, when the Cassini probe arrived to study the planet in 2004, it made a curious discovery: the ice chunks and ...
Saturn has just pulled far ahead in the solar system’s moon race, with a fresh wave of detections pushing its tally to 274 ...
Undoubtedly, of the wonders of the solar system, Saturn's angelic rings stand out as a fan-favorite. And in 1997, with its eye on the prize, the Cassini spacecraft embarked on a seven year voyage to ...
The two biggest planets in our Solar System in one telescope view. And catastrophe is imminent. If Jupiter and Saturn ...
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In brief: Saturn's rings are one of the most iconic formations in our solar system, but researchers have never been sure how or when they formed. A new simulation indicates they are far younger than ...
Saturn, the giant planet known for its rings, is now being celebrated for having the highest number of moons in the solar system – 145 total, after gaining 62 additional moons in May, according to ...
Five worlds in the solar system have active volcanoes (those that are currently erupting or have erupted in human history): Earth, Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa, Neptune’s moon Triton, and Saturn’s ...
Two faraway worlds in the solar system are about to appear rather close to each other in the night sky on Monday. The first planet from the sun, Mercury, and Saturn, the second of the gas giants in ...
Saturn takes about 29.4 Earth years to complete one orbit of our home star, according to NASA. As it does, the second largest planet in our solar system experiences seasons due to the axis of rotation ...
Clues about the transparency of Saturn's rings were in Cassini's data all along. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Undoubtedly, of ...