Saturn

Saturn, sixth planet from the sun, is the second largest planet in our solar system.

Related Topics: Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto 

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Neptune: Facts about the eighth planet from the sun

By Charles Q. Choi published

Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun and was the first to be predicted before it was discovered.

An artist's depiction of NASA's Dragonfly mission on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan.

Soar over the desert in footage from drone practicing for mission to Saturn's strangest moon

By Elizabeth Howell published

The team tested images and sensors ahead of flying to the moon of Saturn.

Saturn's moon Mimas bears an uncanny resemblance to the Death Star in Star Wars.

Saturn's 'Death Star' moon could have a secret underground ocean

By Ben Turner published

Scientists have found "compelling evidence" that Saturn's "Death Star" moon is hiding an ocean just beneath its surface, furthering the search for possible life in our solar system.

A 2014 image of Earth taken by the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.

What makes Earth unique?

By Clara Moskowitz, Meghan Bartels published

Several factors make Earth unique given what scientists know about the thousands of planets discovered to date.

A magnified view of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's image of Saturn captured on Oct. 13, 2021.

NASA spacecraft at the moon snaps photo of Saturn from lunar orbit

By Meghan Bartels published

Just because a spacecraft is sent to study the moon doesn't mean it can't do a little extra skywatching now and then.

New images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope capture stunning views of the outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, as part of this year's "grand tour" of the solar system.

Hubble telescope's annual 'grand tour' tracks changes in outer solar system

By Samantha Mathewson published

It's time for the solar system's annual weather report!

This chart shows where the Beaver Full Moon will be in the Earth's shadow during the partial lunar eclipse on Nov. 19, 2021.

November full moon 2021: A Beaver Moon lunar eclipse and bright planets

By Jesse Emspak published

November's full "Beaver Moon" will occur on Nov. 19 and will undergo a partial lunar eclipse.

The crescent moon will shine near Saturn and Jupiter on Wednesday and Thursday (Nov. 10-11).

You can see the moon near Saturn in the night sky tonight. Here's how.

By Elizabeth Howell published

The crescent moon will swing by Saturn on Wednesday before making a close approach to Jupiter in Thursday's evening sky.

The moon, Jupiter and Saturn will form a fetching triangle in the night sky in October 2021.

Look up! The moon and 3 planets will gather after sundown this week

By Joe Rao published

Between Saturday and Thursday evenings (Oct. 9 to Oct. 14), the moon will visit not one but three bright planets: Venus, Saturn and Jupiter.

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 published

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.

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 published

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 published

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 published

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.

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

By Doris Elin Urrutia published

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 published

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 published

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 published

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.

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

Enceladus may have ocean currents like we see around Antarctica

By Elizabeth Howell published

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

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

By Doris Elin Urrutia published

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 published

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