For thirteen years, from 2004 to 2017, the Cassini-Huygens mission conducted a detailed survey of the Saturn system. It ...
Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a ...
It's provided us with stunning pictures of distant galaxies, nebulae and dying stars. But now, for the first time ever, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured an unprecedented image of an ...
Saturn's moon Enceladus, with its vast subsurface ocean, has revealed organic molecules in its icy plumes, crucial building ...
Scientists found new evidence to strengthen the case that Enceladus, small moon of Saturn about 310 miles wide, may have ...
Saturn, a bright 1st-magnitude object, is prominently visible in the southwestern Pisces constellation during the early morning hours. Neptune, at magnitude 7.7, lies approximately 1° north of Saturn ...
Scientists have discovered a giant planet orbiting a tiny red dwarf star, something they believed wasn t even possible. The planet, TOI-6894b, is about the size of Saturn but orbits a star just a ...
"We conclude that Titan's uniquely rich organic inventory may not in fact be available to play the role in the moon's habitability to the extent one might intuitively think." With rivers, lakes and ...
A mere decade ago astronomers knew of just 62 moons around Saturn. Today the ringed planet boasts a staggering 274 official satellites. That’s more than any other world in the solar system—and far too ...
We're about to see three supermoons in a row, as the moon gets exceptionally close to Earth, making it appear bigger and ...