Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn.

"Primarily, Jupiter acts to destabilize Saturnian Trojans and shorten their lifetimes considerably, shoving them out of the ...

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.

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 ...

NASA has released a new edition of Issue 4 of the Astrobiology Graphic History series. The issue now includes NASA's Europa ...

Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and some skywatchers in Florida, Central America and South America will see the ringed planet briefly disappear behind our lunar companion.

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.

18.62 x 27.88 in. (47.3 x 70.8 cm.) ...

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 ...

LUCKY LINKS: A red arrow against a yellow background. A building covered in creepers. Your least-liked song on your favourite ...

"The Trojan asteroid was in the process of gravitationally 'bouncing' between the giant planets when it got snagged by Saturn." Saturn has finally joined its fellow solar system giant planets as ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Saturn has finally joined its fellow solar system giant planets as the parent of trailing ...