Saturn – Facts and Information about the Planet Saturn

Hayley Arceneaux enjoying views from the tailor-made cupola in the Dragon Crew capsule.

Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

See the best photos on Space.com this week.

Artist's impression of Kuiper Belt objects.

The top space stories of the week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.

Juno spacecraft over Jupiter's great red spot. Jupiter is a gas giant, but could a spacecraft pass through a gas planet?

Could a spaceship fly through a gas giant like Jupiter?

By JoAnna Wendel

These planets are mostly made of gas, but a spaceship would have a rough time trying to get through a giant planet like Jupiter or Saturn.

september 2021 Night sky Young Moon between Venus and Vesta

The brightest planets in September's night sky: How to see them (and when)

By Joe Rao

Here's how to see planets visible in September's night sky.

An illustration depicts Titan's dense yellowish atmosphere above a river of methane on the moon surface

Moon-in-a-jar recreates the hazy atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon

By Nicoletta Lanese

A new experiment recreated Titan in small glass cylinders.

Titan's northernmost giant lake, Ligeia Mare, contains enough vinyl cyanide to form the cell membranes of ten million cells per cubic centimeter.

The five most impressive geological structures in the solar system

By David Rothery

When we talk about amazing geological features, we often limit ourselves to those on Earth.

The rings of Saturn, seen here in an archival photo from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, may hold clues into the planet's soupy, mushy core, scientists say.

Saturn's rippling rings point to massive, soupy core hidden inside

By Tereza Pultarova

Scientists used Saturn's famous rings as a seismograph to study processes in the planet's interior. The researchers found its core is like a soup consisting of rocks, ices and metallic fluids.

Look up! Saturn shines bright, shows off rings as it reaches opposition.

By Doris Elin Urrutia

Starting Monday (Aug. 2), you can find Saturn shining in the sky as part of a celestial phenomenon called opposition.

An image of Saturn's moon Enceladus, taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Methane in plume of Saturn's moon Enceladus could be sign of alien life, study suggests

By Mike Wall

The methane wafting from Enceladus may be a sign that life teems in the Saturn moon's subsurface sea, a new study reports.

False-color image of Hyperion captured during Cassini's flyby on September 26 2005.

The 10 weirdest moons in the solar system

By Giles Sparrow, All About Space magazine

Some of the most fascinating worlds in our cosmic neighborhood are not planets, but the moons that orbit around them.

NASA envisions a potential future mission could bring a sample from Saturn's moon Titan, powering its return flight with hydrocarbons from the moon's surface methane lakes.

Scientists ponder how to get samples from Saturn's weird moon Titan

By Tereza Pultarova

A concept of a sample-return mission to Saturn's moon Titan envisions using local lakes of hydrocarbons as a source of fuel to power the trip home.

Enceladus may have ocean currents like we see around Antarctica

By Elizabeth Howell

The ocean of the water-spurting moon Enceladus might be more active than scientists realized.

Saturn's summer season ends as Hubble telescope watches (photos)

By Doris Elin Urrutia

Saturn takes roughly seven Earth years to begin and end one of its seasons.

An artist's depiction of a sea on Saturn's moon Titan.

Largest sea on Saturn's mysterious moon Titan could be more than 1,000 feet deep

By Elizabeth Howell

Data from one of Cassini's last flybys of Titan probed the depths of Kraken Mare to better understand the moon's alien chemistry.

The rings of Saturn glide above Jupiter as the two planets pass near Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.

How to watch the rare 'triple conjunction' of Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn tonight

By Brandon Specktor

Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn will form a tight triangle in the sky this Sunday during a rare 'triple conjunction' event.

Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury as seen shortly after sunset on Jan. 10, 2021.

Don't miss Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury shine in a triple-conjunction this weekend

By Joe Rao

A spectacular gathering of bright planets will be the chief celestial attraction in the evening sky this weekend as Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury appear to crowd into tight quarters.

Jupiter and Saturn descend on world's tallest building in epic 'Great Conjunction' video

By Brandon Specktor

A photographer filmed the "Great Conjunction" of Jupiter and Saturn as the heavenly bodies passed by Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.

In 2020, scientists announced the potential discovery of phosphine in in the clouds of Venus, sparking speculation on its implications for life.

The 10 biggest space discoveries and stories of 2020

By Doris Elin Urrutia

This year saw a new age of sample-retrieval missions, protests against a telescope, an incredible visit from a dazzling comet and the ''great conjunction'' of Saturn and Jupiter.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of 2020's great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.

NASA probe snaps 'great conjunction' photo of Jupiter and Saturn from the moon

By Chelsea Gohd

Earthlings weren't the only ones who watched the planets align.

A telescopic view of the "great conjunction" of Jupiter and Saturn, on Dec. 21, 2020, as seen from Burnsville, North Carolina.

Rare 'great conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn wows skywatchers around the world

By Doris Elin Urrutia

Saturn and Jupiter shared a rare "great conjunction" on Dec. 21 that thrilled skywatchers around the world.