Saturn now has at least 145 moons and probably possessed many before it developed rings. Scientists have argued that the immense gravity of the sun may have gradually destabilized some of the ...

Nestled inside a planetary ring 110 light-years from Earth, a planet spotted by the James Webb telescope is the lightest ...

While Saturn’s rings may disappear in less than 100 million years because gravity is pulling them into the planet, apparently they haven’t always surrounded the planet, either. The finding was ...

Without its rings, Saturn looks really boring. Super blah. Erase those bangles—as blogger Jason Kottke did (above) from a NASA photo—and the planet is the blandest sphere in our solar system.

This is far, far later than the when Saturn itself first formed—around 4.2 billion years ago—and means the planet's iconic feature probably only appeared after the dinosaurs went extinct ...

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

Saturn's Ravioli-Shaped Moon Formation Explained. Published May 21, 2018 at 11:10 AM EDT Updated May 21, 2018 at 11:53 AM EDT. By . Meghan Bartels is a science journalist based in New York City ...

The age debate has taken another turn. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The great Saturn ring debate is far from settled, a ...

With its striking rings and tilted axis, Saturn is the showiest planet in the solar system. Now, scientists say they have a new theory as to how Saturn got its signature look.

This is where the rings came back into play. One possible explanation for their existence is the breakup of a moon that wandered too close to Saturn and was disrupted by the giant planet's gravity.

While Saturn’s rings may disappear in less than 100 million years because gravity is pulling them into the planet, apparently they haven’t always surrounded the planet, either. The finding was ...