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

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 ...

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

Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter, ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Astronomers studying an oddball brown dwarf called “The Accident” have finally spotted silane, a long-predicted silicon ...

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 ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have investigated a "failed star," or brown dwarf, nicknamed "The ...