Scientists have discovered that the icy shell of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could possess an insulated, six-mile-thick (9.7-kilometer-thick) layer of methane ice beneath its surface.

Astronomers have finally found an asteroid keeping pace with Saturn in its orbit around the sun. Such objects, called Trojan asteroids, are already known for the other three giant planets.

Saturn is best known for two things: its iconic ring structures and its large system of natural satellites. Currently, 146 moons and moonlets have been discovered orbiting the ringed giant ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Saturn is already visible in the post-sunset night sky, but it will reach its annual opposition on September 7-8, 2024.

Saturn’s moons range from large celestial bodies to smaller moonlets that are only a few kilometers wide. Each moon has unique features, from icy surfaces to volcanic activity.

In addition to Jupiter's certified moons, thousands of smaller "moonlets" — most of which ... it has vied with its ...

ON a memorable evening in the year 1610 Galileo sat in the tower of his observatory in Florence, and gazed through his newly-invented “perspective glass” at Saturn, which was then regarded as ...

Oct. 25, 2024 — A new study has revealed that methane gas may be trapped within the icy surface of Saturn's moon Titan, forming a distinct crust up to six miles thick, which warms the underlying ...

A small international team of astronomers and astrophysicists has confirmed that asteroid 2019 UO 14 is a Trojan asteroid of Saturn. The team has posted a paper describing their study of the ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Montage of JWST MIRI/MRS observations of Saturn in November 2022, requiring four tiles to study ... [+] Saturn’s northern ...

In the annals of game console history, the Sega Saturn is probably the most convoluted system of all time, even giving the Playstation 3 a run for its rings. Also known as the system on which Sega ...

You might have heard all about your Saturn Return, a period of unrest that happens in your late 20s, when the planet Saturn in the sky aligns with Saturn in your birth chart. But what does it ...