Figuring out the day length of Earth is more complicated than you might imagine. While on average a day is 24 hours long, ...

New research reveals more about why Saturn's large moon tilts, a puzzle that has intrigued scientists for decades.

Saturn’s rings are being pulled into the planet by its gravity as a dusty rain of ice particles under the influence of Saturn’s magnetic field, confirming the findings made by Voyager 1 & 2 ...

New images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show that Saturn's gravity stretches and strains fissures on Enceladus, the icy moon with geyser-like jets.

In three months, Saturn's iconic, icy rings will appear to disappear, giving you a preview of what the planet could look like 100 million to 300 million years from now.. On March 23, an optical ...

Saturn's gravity well is deep, and its magnetic field is strong; charged particles of ice fall into the planet along magnetic field lines. Infall rates favor younger rings, ...

New NASA research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 and 2 observations made decades ago. The rings are being pulled into Saturn by ...

A Saturn Spectacular, With Gravity’s Help. Share full article. 46. SEVEN MORE YEARS Brent Buffington, left, David Seal and John C. Smith arranged models of Jupiter and Saturn in a viewing room ...

The gravity pull from Saturn turns out to be 40 million times larger than the pull the rings exhibit. Two big findings from the gravity field measurements emerged. First, ...

New images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show that Saturn's gravity stretches and strains fissures on Enceladus, the icy moon with geyser-like jets.

The strong pull of Saturn's gravity stretches and strains huge cracks on one of the planet's icy moons that spray icy, geyser-like jets, a new study finds. IE 11 is not supported.