Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus has fresh ice in unexpected place By Elizabeth Howell published 21 September 20 Saturn's geyser-spewing moon Enceladus may be even more active than scientists had thought.
Submarine could explore seas of huge Saturn moon Titan By Mike Wall published 27 August 20 Researchers have been crafting a concept mission that would send a submarine to Saturn's huge moon Titan, which sports lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons on its frigid surface.
Behold! Saturn has no summertime blues in this amazing Hubble telescope photo By Meghan Bartels published 24 July 20 Can't get enough of summer? Saturn's northern hemisphere is also in the throes of the season, and the Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new photo of the ringed planet to celebrate.
See Jupiter and Saturn at their brightest this week By Joe Rao published 19 July 20 This week, Jupiter and Saturn appear at their very best, with Jupiter having just arrived at opposition July 14 and Saturn to reach its own opposition July 20.
Celestial fireworks: See Jupiter and Saturn with a 'Buck Moon' lunar eclipse this Fourth of July weekend By Joe Rao published 3 July 20 Nature has its own fireworks in store this Independence Day weekend with a stunning full moon ornamented by two shining planets.
Mystery solved: Odd bright patches on Saturn moon Titan are dry lake beds By Mike Wall published 16 June 20 The features had puzzled scientists for more than a decade.
Subsurface vortexes could be behind Saturn's mysterious hexagon By Doris Elin Urrutia published 15 June 20 Two researchers investigated the dynamics of Saturn's churning atmosphere to figure out what sorts of planetary fluid dynamics are creating its mystifying hexagon.
Titan is drifting away from Saturn 100 times faster than we thought By Chelsea Gohd published 10 June 20 Saturn's moon Titan is zooming away from its ringed parent 100 times faster than scientists expected.
Jupiter and Saturn form a triangle with the moon tonight. Here's how to see it. By Elizabeth Howell published 8 June 20 Look up late tonight (June 8) and early tomorrow morning to see Jupiter and Saturn form a triangle with Earth's moon.
The rings of Saturn are 'ringing' like a bell By Nola Taylor Tillman published 5 June 20 Saturn’s ringing rings are revealing insights about the planet’s interior.
See Jupiter and Saturn snuggle up in the predawn sky this week By Elizabeth Howell published 18 May 20 The two giant planets of the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, will snuggle up in the predawn sky this week, offering spectacular views for night owls and early risers.
Saturn's weird hexagon has 'sandwich-like' layers of hazy mists By Chelsea Gohd published 12 May 20 There's an extensive system of haze layers in the bizarre hexagon on Saturn, a new study has found.
Dead Cassini spacecraft could solve mystery of Saturn's hot atmosphere By Elizabeth Howell published 7 May 20 A spacecraft that died in 2017 is still providing insights about Saturn, the planet it studied up close for 13 years.
Titan twisters? 'Dust devils' may be swirling on Saturn's largest moon By Chelsea Gohd published 20 April 20 Dust devils could be swirling around on Saturn's huge moon Titan, a new study reports.
You can see the moon shine with Jupiter, Saturn and Mars before dawn this week. Here's how. By Joe Rao published 13 April 20 The predawn hours this week will sparkle as Jupiter, Saturn and Mars dance around the moon on consecutive mornings.
Next stop, Enceladus? Scientists make their case for a mission to Saturn's icy moon By Meghan Bartels published 6 April 20 NASA is headed to Saturn's largest moon, Titan — but some scientists hope to convince the agency to send another mission to Titan's neighbor, Enceladus, to look for signs of life.
Future space telescopes may probe Titan-like exoplanets By Nola Taylor Tillman published 26 March 20 Planets like Saturn's moon Titan, one of the most potentially habitable places in the solar system, could reveal their secrets to future telescopes.
See Jupiter, Mars and Saturn in Thursday's dawn sky By Joe Rao published 25 March 20 Early risers this month have been treated to an unusual celestial "pas de trois," as the three brightest superior planets have been changing positions relative to each other in the dawn twilight.
Saturn's weird, Earth-like moon just failed a key test for alien life By Rafi Letzter published 18 February 20 Life on Earth likely began with the bubble-like membranes that surround our cells. Similar membranes probably wouldn't form on Titan, according to quantum mechanics.
The Decade in Astronomy: These Space Discoveries Shaped the 2010s By Sarah Wells published 27 December 19 As the 2010s come to a close, it's time to revisit how some of the biggest space science stories shaped the decade.