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Distant dwarf planet has its own unique ring system
2-10-2023 |
5
It turns out that Saturn and the other gas giants are not the only planetary bodies in our solar system to have rings.
Discovery of 12 new moons around Jupiter breaks Saturn's record
2-9-2023 | 6
Jupiter's status as the planet with the most moons in our solar system has now officially been restored.
Did Saturn kill one of its own moons? The evidence is in its rings
9-17-2022 | 3
A new study has further cemented the notion that Saturn's rings are made up of what's left of one of its former moons.
NASA considers Titan sample return mission
5-31-2021 | 0
A mission to collect samples from Saturn's moon Titan and return them to Earth could be on the cards.
Man 'from Saturn' is suing the US government
12-23-2020 | 11
The man, who filed the lawsuit earlier this month, claims that he is from the 'sixth planet of our solar system'.
Did a 9th planet 'escape' billions of years ago ?
11-29-2020 | 5
Scientists have found evidence to suggest that another world once existed between Uranus and Saturn.
Voyager scientist: 'Enceladus may harbor life'
1-11-2020 | 2
The scientific helm of NASA's historic Voyager missions has suggested that we revisit Saturn's icy moon.
NASA announces 'Dragonfly' mission to Titan
VIDEO 6-27-2019 | 38
A new $850 million drone-like lander will be venturing on to (and above) the surface of Saturn's enigmatic moon.
Fusion could power spacecraft within 10 years
VIDEO 6-17-2019 | 3
A new type of nuclear fusion propulsion system could see spacecraft make it to Saturn in a matter of months.
Saturn's rings are gradually disappearing
VIDEO 12-19-2018 | 9
A new study has revealed that Saturn's rings may be slowly falling on to the gas giant as 'ring rain'.
Mysterious straight lines discovered on Dione
10-30-2018 | 1
One of Saturn's moons has thrown up a new mystery in the form of oddly straight lines etched in to its surface.
Eerie space sounds recorded around Saturn
VIDEO 7-11-2018 | 7
Back in 2017, Cassini picked up the sounds of plasma waves travelling between Saturn and Enceladus.
Large organic molecules found on Enceladus
6-27-2018 | 9
Scientists have determined that Saturn's icy moon has 'all of the basic requirements for life as we know it'.
Methane on Enceladus could be from alien life
3-1-2018 | 1
New laboratory experiments have added support to the idea that microbes could be living on Saturn's icy moon.
Saturn's moon Titan has its own sea level
1-19-2018 | 5
Just like the oceans here on Earth, Titan's hydrocarbon seas and lakes lie at an average elevation.
Helicopter drone could one day explore Titan
12-26-2017 | 3
NASA is considering a mission to Saturn's moon Titan that would use a drone to scout across large areas.
NASA reveals Cassini 'farewell Saturn' image
11-22-2017 | 11
A breathtaking mosaic of the iconic ringed gas giant has been put together by the Cassini mission team.
Saturn's rings are raining down methane
10-18-2017 | 1
NASA has revealed the discovery of methane and other chemicals in the gas giant's upper atmosphere.
Cassini is destroyed as it flies in to Saturn
VIDEO 9-15-2017 | 34
One of the greatest robotic space missions of all time has finally reached its inevitable conclusion.
Cassini set for total destruction on Friday
9-11-2017 | 34
NASA's long-lived Cassini spacecraft will begin its final descent in to Saturn's atmosphere this week.
