Saturn

JWST goes cloud gazing on Saturn's moon Titan

The one on the right looks like a bunny.

By Cassidy Ward | 

3 months ago

Could the destruction of a large icy moon explain both Saturn’s tilt and its rings?

Saturn's rings may be the debris from a long-dead moon.

By Phil Plait | 

6 months ago

Titan has geological features eerily similar to those on Earth

Alien world of Titan is more like Earth than you'd think.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

10 months ago

Spectacular light shows are in the weather forecast on Saturn

It's going to be cloudy with a chance of aurora borealis.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

1 year ago

Does Saturn's Death Star moon have an ocean under its surface?

Mimas is small, but may contain watery secrets.

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago

Is Europa spewing water into space? This is how NASA is going to find out

NASA's Europa Clipper Mission will find out whether Europa erupts in spectacular vapor plumes like Enceladus.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

1 year ago

Mood swings in Earth's orbit can influence evolution of phytoplankton

Jupiter is messing with our plankton!

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 year ago

Hubble takes a series of giant outer planet family portraits

Gas giant photos c/o Hubble.

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago

How many moons does Saturn have? A lot more now: Dozens of new ones have just been found.

If someone asks you how many moons Saturn has, the correct answer is, "a lot."

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago

Saturn's core is big and fuzzy — and its gravity is written in the rings

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago