Saturn has pulled decisively ahead in the solar system’s quiet “moon race,” with astronomers now tallying a staggering 274 natural satellites circling the ringed giant. The new count, driven by the ...

It's hard to imagine Saturn without its glorious, extensive, complicated rings. Yet, when the Cassini probe arrived to study the planet in 2004, it made a curious discovery: the ice chunks and ...

The two biggest planets in our Solar System in one telescope view. And catastrophe is imminent. If Jupiter and Saturn ...

Undoubtedly, of the wonders of the solar system, Saturn's angelic rings stand out as a fan-favorite. And in 1997, with its eye on the prize, the Cassini spacecraft embarked on a seven year voyage to ...

In brief: Saturn's rings are one of the most iconic formations in our solar system, but researchers have never been sure how or when they formed. A new simulation indicates they are far younger than ...

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Could the icy moons of our solar system hold life beyond our planet? Keith Cooper looks at how planetary scientists plan to ...

The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.

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Five worlds in the solar system have active volcanoes (those that are currently erupting or have erupted in human history): Earth, Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa, Neptune’s moon Triton, and Saturn’s ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...