Saturn has surpassed Jupiter, which has 95 known moons, with the new sightings. Uranus (28), and Neptune (16) are still ...
Earth crosses through Saturn’s “ring plane,” making the gas giant’s most iconic feature become nearly invisible ...
This phenomenon is caused by an optical illusion that occurs when the stars line up. Saturn is tilted at 26.73 degrees on its ...
Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2025? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Science and ...
Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...
Planets don't get much more iconic than Saturn. But if you managed to see it through a backyard telescope right now, you wouldn't see its rings.
Scientists have long thought that our solar system's ocean worlds, such as Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus, ...
Moving in some high-risk pathways between Saturn and its inner rings, it successfully got closer to the planet to fulfil its ...
For a few days starting this weekend, Saturn’s iconic rings will vanish from the Earth’s point of view. The phenomenon occurs every 15 years. Host Marco Werman speaks with Larry Esposito, a professor ...
Saturn’s iconic rings are dissolving due to “ring rain,” as icy particles spiral into the planet. Astronomers predict they ...
NASA eyes a return to Saturn with a new probe, aiming to uncover gas giant mysteries. Missions to Enceladus, Io, and the Moon promise insights into life, volcanism, and space origins.
Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...