In recent years, Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most satellites in our solar system. How many moons does ...

Saturn is also being orbited by a man-made satellite, the space probe Cassini, which will remain in orbit around the planet until at least 2017. The orbiter will perform repeated fly-bys of the planet ...

Enceladus' ice plumes might be the reason why a dark spot on the moon is disappearing. But what is the spot in the first ...

They turned out to be made of icy shards, pieces of moons, asteroids and comets, torn apart by Saturn’s forceful gravity. They are, to paraphrase W.G. Sebald, the detritus of vanished worlds ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Saturn will cozy up next to the moon today (Dec. 8), as the pair make a close approach of each ...

Planetary scientists don’t care about Mimas, Saturn’s smallest moon. Sure, its massive Herschel crater might make it look like the “Death Star” space station from Star Wars, but it’s ...

Saturn will cozy up next to the moon today (Dec. 8), as the pair make a close approach of each other in the cold night sky. For viewers in the United States, the moon and Saturn will be visible in ...