Observations made possible by NASA's Saturn-probing Cassini spacecraft led to the discovery that a vast liquid ocean is teeming beneath the icy exterior of Mimas. "Its heavily cratered surface ...
An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...
Twenty years ago today, I watched TV coverage of a probe descending toward the surface of Titan, a moon of Saturn, while outside my home in Utah snow dusted a rocky mountain outcrop I’d ...
While the pair could be seen in the night sky by the unaided eye, binoculars or a telescope would have allowed viewers to see details of the lunar surface, as well as Saturn's rings and moons.
Scientists studying Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, have discovered that its ocean forms layers that slow the upward movement ...
Oct. 25, 2024 — A new study has revealed that methane gas may be trapped within the icy surface of Saturn's moon Titan, forming a distinct crust up to six miles thick, which warms the underlying ...
A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the mystery of why no ringed moons exist today.
A new study focusing on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, shows that the physics of alien oceans could prevent evidence of deep-sea life from reaching places where we can detect it.