Observations made possible by NASA's Saturn-probing Cassini spacecraft led to the discovery that a vast liquid ocean is teeming beneath the icy exterior of Mimas. "Its heavily cratered surface ...

There is no surface below. Saturn's made almost entirely of hydrogen and helium gas, which is why it's called a gas giant. 4,000 kilometers above the surface, we hit Saturn's upper atmosphere.

Their reasoning was simple: Mimas’ heavily cratered surface showed no signs of an internal ocean. As with Enceladus, Saturn’s gravity should churn the ocean waters within Mimas, causing large ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

Twenty years ago today, I watched TV coverage of a probe descending toward the surface of Titan, a moon of Saturn, while outside my home in Utah snow dusted a rocky mountain outcrop I’d ...

Scientists studying Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, have discovered that its ocean forms layers that slow the upward movement ...

While the pair could be seen in the night sky by the unaided eye, binoculars or a telescope would have allowed viewers to see details of the lunar surface, as well as Saturn's rings and moons.

Oct. 25, 2024 — A new study has revealed that methane gas may be trapped within the icy surface of Saturn's moon Titan, forming a distinct crust up to six miles thick, which warms the underlying ...

It was also equipped with cameras to capture Titan's surface. Although the probe itself ... the spacecraft made its final approach to Saturn, plunged into its atmosphere, and burned up ...

Researchers found young ridges on the moon’s far side, proving it is still geologically active. The ridges formed in last 200 million years.

Twenty years ago today, I watched TV coverage of a probe descending toward the surface of Titan, a moon of Saturn, while outside my home in Utah snow dusted a rocky mountain outcrop I’d ...