The slightly warmer temperatures around the middle of the Earth melted the top layers of ice to form meltwater ponds that ...

Visible in the early-morning sky today, Saturn’s two-toned moon Iapetus reaches superior conjunction just 1.4′ due south of Saturn. The proximity makes the now-11th-magnitude moon easier to find, as ...

Skywatchers in central Wisconsin can expect a stunning week ahead, with planetary pairings, moon phases and celestial ...

Right until its final moments, the spacecraft continued to send insightful images of 'The Ringed Planet.' The mission's ...

There will be several chances to see the shadow of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, pass across the ringed planet's Earth-facing ...

Titan’s similarities to early Earth provide a compelling backdrop for the study of prebiotic chemistry, potentially offering an analog for the origins of life on our own planet. Cassini also revealed ...

"This monochrome view is the last image taken by the imaging cameras on NASA's Cassini spacecraft," NASA explains of the ...

The mother planet’s immense gravity pulls and pushes at the mini moon incessantly until its insides warm. As a result, the interior is cozy enough to hold liquid water.

Other researchers concluded that Enceladus’ irregular orbit was responsible; the moon arcs far from Saturn and back again, causing the planet’s gravitational pull to deform the moon with tidal ...

Brightly reflective Enceladus appears above the center of the image. (Reuters file photo) Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus appears to have the ingredients for life, reported Space.

Saturn has 146 confirmed moons– more than any other planet in the solar system – but one called Enceladus stands out. It appears to have the ingredients for life. From 2004 to 2017, Cassini– a joint ...