Saturn’s iconic rings will briefly vanish from view, a rare astronomical event caused by a quirk of planetary alignment. As ...

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

A theory involving a "mushy zone" of ice along the moon’s fissures could explain the enormous plumes erupting from its south ...

The frozen dirty snowball is tidally locked with Saturn, meaning one side always faces toward the ringed giant. In 2010, the Cassini spacecraft detected a thin atmosphere — known as an exosphere ...

The wind on Saturn's largest moon is strong enough to blow around rocks of up to half a metre in diameter, which could put ...

Saturn’s moons have been the subject of a lot of astronomical attention over the years. They range in size from the ...

An international team of astronomers working with the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have discovered a whopping 128 more ...

Saturn’s tilt plays a role in how we see the rings. As the planet continues on its journey, our viewpoint changes over time.

Canadian and other researchers have confirmed Saturn as the solar system’s undisputed “moon king," after discovering 128 more ...

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has long been considered a potential home for life in our solar system. In 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft first discovered towering plumes of water vapor erupting from ...