Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

“This distinction sets up a great natural experiment for us to see if the shape, or size, of bends in rivers is distinct from those in volcanic or ice channels,” said Tim Goudge, a co-author on the ...

On planetary bodies like Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, it’s a trickier excercise. There, channels of liquid ethane and methane cut through water ice — but scientists can’t say from orbit ...

Rhea is Saturn’s second-largest moon ... Another wild thing about Triton? It has ice volcanoes. Instead of lava, these volcanoes erupt nitrogen gas and frozen material. When Voyager 2 flew ...

Watch as they melt ice to help someone fish, or cool things down for a panting ... Any glum expressions should vanish when you add: “And you can make volcanoes with your fingers!” That’s the magic of ...

The sprawling East Antarctic Ice Sheet has kept a secret ancient landscape hidden ... Up until 2023, it was thought that Saturn – with its 83 confirmed moons – was the planet in the solar system with ...

Skywatchers will get a rare chance to see Saturn in its full glory, without chunks of ice and rock swarming around it.

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

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.