There's something very peculiar about the atmosphere surrounding Titan, Saturn's largest moon: rather than staying constantly fixed in line with its surface, the atmosphere wobbles across the ...

Researchers now appreciate that gas planets are more complex than first thought. New findings have implications for our ...

Saturn’s upper atmosphere and ionosphere constitute a complex system in which neutral and charged particles interact under the influence of external energy inputs, internal dynamics and ring ...

The final snap was of Saturn itself, even capturing where the spacecraft would ultimately plunge to its final destination. Explaining that impressive final photo, NASA said: "This monochrome view is ...

Saturn's atmosphere is made up mostly of hydrogen and helium. Saturn has 53 known moons, with an additional 29 moons awaiting confirmation. That's a total of 82 moons.

QUICK FACTS ABOUT SATURN. How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth ...

Saturn has the most moons of any other planet in the solar system. Here, we explore some of the 274 moons that orbit the ringed planet.

The size and quality of the telescope you use and “the calmness of Earth’s atmosphere,” can also impact our ability to see Saturn’s rings. Starting on Sunday, Saturn’s rings will seem to ...

Saturn has its famous hexagon, and Jupiter has just now been caught throwing mad shapes too.. High up in its atmosphere, astronomers have identified strange, glowing new features, in the region above ...

Saturn’s inner moons, orbiting just beyond, constantly steal momentum from the ring particles. As a result, ... Assuming tholins really account for Titan’s haze, the atmosphere should grow fairly ...