Roughly every 378 days, Saturn swings into opposition, appearing up to 30% brighter and staying visible from dusk until dawn.

Earth will move between Saturn and the sun this weekend, offering prime views of Saturn in what's known as "opposition." Here ...

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 James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has exposed previously unseen complex features in Saturn's atmosphere, including dark ...

Explore the surprising discovery of Mimas, Saturn's 'Death Star' moon, which hides a young ocean beneath its surface.

On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas. Of course, "Star ...

At first glance, Saturn's moon Enceladus seems rather unremarkable: it is much smaller than the Earth's moon and is far away ...

The formation of Saturn's rings is an astronomical mystery. Saturn formed about 4.6 billion years ago, but the rings may have existed for only 100 million to 400 million years, making them much ...

Though the rings appear solid from afar, they’re actually a dynamic, rotating system of icy debris. One theory suggests they ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...