Cassini launched Oct. 15, 1997 on a long-term mission to Saturn and its moons. After a trio of gravity assists, two from ...

The case for a newborn ocean on Saturn's moon Mimas continues to build.

Astronomers announced the discovery of 128 new moons orbiting Saturn on Tuesday. The moons are only a few kilometers in size. Saturn has more moons than any planet in our solar system. Astronomers ...

A further 128 moons have been discovered orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet's total to 274 – more than there are around all the other planets in our solar system combined. But as advances in ...

The solar system has a new winner in the moon department. Twenty new moons have been found around Saturn, giving the ringed planet a total of 82, scientists said Monday. That beats Jupiter and its 79 ...

The Saturn system has always been a contender in the contest for most moons in the solar system. For a while, it was duking ...

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 ...

We're about to see three supermoons in a row, as the moon gets exceptionally close to Earth, making it appear bigger and ...

Enceladus has the magic trio: liquid water, an energy source and a specific set of chemical reactions required to bring about ...

In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini trained their telescopes on Saturn and uncovered a ...

Titan’s atmosphere tilts and shifts seasonally. The discovery shapes future exploration. Researchers at the University of ...

The last week of August is going to be a fun time for night sky and space enthusiasts. We have a planet parade coming up on Aug. 23, when you'll be able to see six planets in the night sky at the same ...