Experts have discovered that the moon is leaking heat from both of its poles, which they say indicates that Enceladus could ...
The Saturn system has always been a contender in the contest for most moons in the solar system. For a while, it was duking it out with Jupiter for the title, but after a recent trio of announcements ...
Recent findings suggest that one of Saturn’s icy moons may harbor a stable ocean capable of supporting life. This revelation ...
Researchers have found Saturn’s moon Enceladus has heat circulating beneath its icy crust, meaning the chemistry of biology ...
Astronomers announced the discovery of 128 new moons orbiting Saturn on Tuesday. The moons are only a few kilometers in size. Saturn has more moons than any planet in our solar system. Astronomers ...
Saturn and two of its moons, Tethys and Dione, photographed by Voyager 1 on November 3, 1980. NASA/JPL-Caltech Saturn just solidified its title as ‘moon king’ with an updated tally of 274 satellites ...
How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth. How many moons it has: At ...
Saturn, a bright 1st-magnitude object, is prominently visible in the southwestern Pisces constellation during the early morning hours. Neptune, at magnitude 7.7, lies approximately 1° north of Saturn ...
Saturn will cozy up next to the moon today (Dec. 8), as the pair make a close approach of each other in the cold night sky. This event, known as a conjunction, occurs when two celestial objects share ...
During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with ...
Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and skywatchers in Florida, northwestern South America, the Caribbean and Central America will see the ringed planet briefly disappear behind our lunar companion ...
This weekend, stargazers will have a rare opportunity to see Saturn in a way few have before: with its iconic rings almost ...