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The Planet Saturn

The gas giant Saturn is a fascinating place. In addition to its size, impressive ring system, and weather systems, it…

6 years ago

What’s This Ridge on Iapetus?

The strangest feature on Iapetus is the equatorial ridge. What could possibly create a feature like this? To paraphrase the…

6 years ago

If Earth Had Saturn’s Rings, This is What it Would Look Like

We Earthlings love to dream, conjure and extrapolate. If you pose a question such as, "What if Earth had Saturn's…

7 years ago

Saturn’s Ring Shows A Twist In Cassini’s Glimpse Of Planet

What's up with this distortion? This picture from the Cassini spacecraft shows some kind of twist happening in the F…

8 years ago

Cassini Watches as Meteors Hit Saturn’s Rings

From tell-tale evidence, we know that Earth, our Moon and other bodies in our Solar System are constantly barraged with…

9 years ago

Rain is Falling from Saturn’s Rings

Astronomers have known for years there was water in Saturn’s upper atmosphere, but they weren’t sure exactly where it was…

9 years ago

Outer Space – Mind Blowing Video from Jupiter and Saturn

Video Caption: This mesmerizing video unveils incredibly amazing sequences around Jupiter and Saturn from NASA’s Cassini and Voyager missions set…

10 years ago

Cassini’s Majestic Saturn Moon Quintet

[/caption] Check out this gorgeous new portrait of a Saturnian moon quintet taken by Earths’ emissary - NASA's Cassini Orbiter.…

10 years ago

Why Does Saturn Have Rings

Saturn has fascinated amateurs and professionals alike for centuries. As quickly as the planet's ring system was discovered the popular…

11 years ago

Saturn’s Rings Formed from Large Moon’s Destruction

[/caption] The formation of Saturn's rings has been one of the classical if not eternal questions in astronomy. But one…

11 years ago