The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision ...
The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...
The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...
Scientists believe that the moons are remnants of larger objects shattered by ancient collisions, a glimpse into the chaotic early solar system.
The view was acquired on Sept. 14, 2017 at 19:59 UTC (spacecraft event time). The view was taken in visible light using the ...
Saturn has dozens of new moons, bringing it to a total of 274. All of the new moons are between 2 and 4 kilometres wide, but at what point is a rock too small to be a moon?
The moon, the Milky Way, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter Mars, Neptune, Uranus and comet C/2024 G3 are all visible at once in ...
Social media users were floored by the incredible image captured in the viral post, with one saying: "I honestly gasped hard.
All of the newly discovered moons are classified as "irregular moons," which are objects captured by Saturn early in the ...
A rare grouping of 10 celestial bodies is captured in a stunning new photo taken during last weekend’s great planetary parade ...
Cassini regularly changed its orbit around Saturn, resulting in a wide variety of perspectives on the ring shadows, as illustrated by many images you can find from the mission. The second reason ...