Discovering small Saturnian moons could help in understanding more about Saturn and in future resource-mining. The ...

March 29, 2025 marks a transformative day as the New Moon aligns with Saturn's transit in Pisces, signaling a period for ...

Quantitatively upstaging Earth’s guest appearance of a second moon this fall, a recent study found that Saturn has 128 new ...

The solar system is home to bizarre moons like Enceladus and Callisto, each unveiling nature’s wonders and some of science’s ...

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.

Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.

Earth crosses through Saturn’s “ring plane,” making the gas giant’s most iconic feature become nearly invisible ...

Our current view of Saturn means we're looking at the gas giant's famous rings edge on, making it impossible for telescopes on Earth to see them. This phenomenon is called a "ring plane crossing ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Quantitatively upstaging Earth’s guest appearance of a second moon this fall, a recent study found that Saturn has 128 new moons in its orbit. Astronomers confirmed this discovery on March 11 ...

Saturn's rings tilt out of view every fourteen to seventeen Earth years. In 2032, they will be at their best again during ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...