SYFY WIRE Explore The LatestMoviesTVGamesComicsInterviewsBad Astronomy All Posts Tagged Saturn's rings 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 | 2 months ago Why doesn’t Jupiter have even more spectacular rings than Saturn? Jupiter is bigger and more massive, but Saturn puts it to shame. By Phil Plait | 3 months 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 How long is a day on Saturn? By Phil Plait | 3 years ago Saturn's rings are way younger than the planet itself… and they're disappearing. By Phil Plait | 3 years ago Are Saturn's rings dying? By Phil Plait | 3 years ago Cassini gives us more Saturn from beyond the veil By Phil Plait | 4 years ago Summer comes to Saturn By Phil Plait | 5 years ago My God. It's full of propellers. By Phil Plait | 5 years 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 | 2 months ago
Why doesn’t Jupiter have even more spectacular rings than Saturn? Jupiter is bigger and more massive, but Saturn puts it to shame. By Phil Plait | 3 months 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 rings are way younger than the planet itself… and they're disappearing. By Phil Plait | 3 years ago
