Earth will move between Saturn and the sun this weekend, offering prime views of Saturn in what's known as "opposition." Here ...
On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas. Of course, "Star ...
A study of Saturn's atmospheric structure using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed complex and mysterious features unseen before on any planet in our solar system.
Explore the surprising discovery of Mimas, Saturn's 'Death Star' moon, which hides a young ocean beneath its surface.
Though the rings appear solid from afar, they’re actually a dynamic, rotating system of icy debris. One theory suggests they ...
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has long dazzled scientists with its icy plumes that spew water and mysterious organic molecules into space, fueling hopes of a habitable ocean beneath. But new experiments ...
The moon is about one-third of a mile (a half-kilometer) across and circles Saturn as a part of the planet's sixth, or G, ring. "Before Cassini, the G ring was the only dusty ring that was not clearly ...
However, despite Saturn's large size and high visibility, these events have never been captured on camera. Rana, who also works at NASA, recorded an image on July 5, 2025, that appeared to capture a ...
Today, let’s talk about a fascinating phenomenon observed by the observatory in 2025: at the edge of Saturn's rings, ice ...
At first glance, Saturn's moon Enceladus seems rather unremarkable: it is much smaller than the Earth's moon and is far away ...
The rules for naming Saturn's moons mean "Moony McMoonface" is off the table. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science have discovered 20 additional moons orbiting Saturn -- and they are ...