Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...
Saturn’s moons have been the subject of a lot of astronomical attention over the years. They range in size from the ...
Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...
A theory involving a "mushy zone" of ice along the moon’s fissures could explain the enormous plumes erupting from its south ...
The view was acquired on Sept. 14, 2017 at 19:59 UTC (spacecraft event time). The view was taken in visible light using the ...
The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...
They’ll continue to become more visible and brighter until 2032. Saturn's rings are made from dust and water particles but ...
Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has long fascinated scientists due to its dramatic geysers, which blast plumes of water vapor, ice, and organic molecules into space. These eruptions, first detected by ...
This rain is actually the disintegrated remains of Saturn’s rings. Saturn’s rings are mostly made up of chunks of ice and rock. Which are under constant bombardment: Some by UV radiation from ...
Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.
In fact, data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft back in 2017 revealed it's expected to actually take 100 million years ...