Saturn
What Cassini’s “Grand Finale” Taught Us About Saturn’s Interior
Six years ago the Cassini spacecraft, which had spent nearly two decades in orbit around Saturn, finished its mission with…
62 New Moons Found for Saturn
Jupiter is the King, Earth is teeming with life, Venus is a weird, spacecraft-crushing hellhole, and now Saturn has the…
Saturn’s Rings Warm Up its Atmosphere
Saturn’s rings are one of the most well-known features throughout astronomy. While much is known about them, they still make…
If Titan Has the Chemistry For Life, Dragonfly Could Find it
The highly-anticipated Dragonfly robotic rotocraft mission to Saturn's moon Titan is scheduled to launch in 2027. When it arrives in…
Saturn Might Have Torn a Moon Apart to Make its Rings
Saturn is a world of surprises. The Voyager 1 and 2 flybys and later on, the Cassini mission, opened our…
Jupiter's Giant Moons Prevent it From Having Rings Like Saturn
A recent study examined why Jupiter doesn't have highly-visible (and beautiful) rings like Saturn, and puts the blame on its…
A Spacecraft Orbiting the Moon Just Captured an Image of Saturn
Cameras can be finicky - especially ones primarily used for astronomy. When used for a purpose other than their intended…
The Biggest Comet Ever Seen Will get as Close as Saturn in 2031
A mega-comet – potentially the largest ever discovered – is heading from the Oort Cloud towards our direction. Estimated to…
Using Saturn’s Rings to Figure out What’s Inside the Planet
It's tough to see inside of Saturn, because the atmosphere is opaque to all wavelengths of radiation. We have to…
Cassini Saw Methane in Enceladus’ Plumes. Scientists Don’t Know How it Could be There Without Life
Even though the Cassini mission at Saturn ended nearly four years ago, data from the spacecraft still keeps scientists busy.…