spacecraft is speeding toward the beautifully ringed planet. And this one will stay. When NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft sped past Saturn in August 1981, scientists sought answers to questions raised by ...

A new chronology for the moons of Saturn has been developed by Planetary Science Institute Associate Research Scientist Samuel W. Bell. “Most studies dating surfaces on the Moon or Mars rely on ...

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 ...

A team of researchers has proposed a single, connected explanation for two of Saturn’s most puzzling features: its spectacular ring system and its irregularly shaped moon Hyperion. The new model, ...

The big picture: The complex, majestic system of rings orbiting Saturn is one of the most striking views our Solar System has to offer. Astronomers have watched and examined Saturn's rings for ...

The complex choreography of Saturn's numerous moons displays beautiful physics, but only a few of the worlds may be friendly to life. Oceans of liquid water, deep beneath the icy crusts of three of ...

Saturn’s magnetic shield does not sit where many scientists would expect. After combing through years of data from the Cassini spacecraft, researchers found that a key opening in Saturn’s ...