NASA just made a discovery that could change everything: an underground ocean on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. With the potential ...

We know Saturn’s system of moons and rings change over time, but what we’re learning is that they may have changed a lot and rapidly in the not-too-distant past.

The researchers named this hypothesized moon Chrysalis and said it may have been torn apart by tidal forces from Saturn's gravitational pull perhaps 160 million years ago - relatively recent ...

Ask almost any astronomer, professional or amateur, what got them interested in space and almost every one of them will have a story about the first time they looked through a telescope and saw Saturn ...

New models suggest Saturn's gravity shredded a moon, Chrysalis, about 160 million years ago. The ancient moon could explain two long-standing mysteries: Saturn's iconic rings and dramatic tilt.

The scattered debris became the planet’s young rings. Meanwhile, the loss of the moon would also change the gravitational pulls acting on Saturn, altering the planet’s moment of inertia, or ...

A lunar halo, or ring around the moon, is more frequently seen than other lunar sights. Learn what causes it and when to spot one in the night sky.

Scientists said on Thursday the destruction of a large moon that strayed too close to Saturn would account both for the birth of the gas giant planet's magnificent rings.