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'Super Saturn' has gigantic ring system
1-30-2015 |
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Astronomers have found a planet with rings over 200 times larger than those found around Saturn.
New video celebrates 10 years on Titan
VIDEO 1-15-2015 | 6
The tenth anniversary of Huygens' descent on to the Saturnian moon has been marked with a new video.
Mystery of Titan's sand dunes solved
12-10-2014 | 7
Scientists have determined how huge sand dunes up to 300ft high managed to form on the Saturnian moon.
Cassini spies sun glinting on Titan's seas
10-31-2014 | 13
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured images of sunlight glinting on Titan's hydrocarbon oceans.
'Death Star' moon hides mystery interior
10-17-2014 | 8
There is now believed to be something mysterious lurking below the surface of Saturn's moon Mimas.
World's biggest laser crushes diamond
7-18-2014 | 6
A giant laser has been used to simulate the pressures present within the cores of the gas giant planets.
Titan's ocean could be as salty as Dead Sea
7-3-2014 | 13
The ocean thought to lie within Saturn's largest moon may contain significant quantities of salt.
Mystery 'magic island' spotted on Titan
6-23-2014 | 29
A strange object in one of Titan's largest seas has been mysteriously appearing and disappearing.
NASA may send quadcopter to Titan
6-20-2014 | 6
The space agency may use a drone to help explore the terrain of Saturn's enigmatic moon.
NASA aims to sail across Titan's alien seas
5-28-2014 | 6
The only known moon with a thick atmosphere, Titan has been a prime target of interest for scientists.
Scientists confirm 'great lake' on Enceladus
4-4-2014 | 17
New data from the Cassini space probe has confirmed the presence of water under the moon's surface.
Astronomers discover signs of waves on Titan
3-18-2014 | 12
Saturn's enigmatic moon Titan could be home to the first known ocean waves outside of the Earth.
Cassini photographs Titan's land of lakes
10-26-2013 | 15
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured an image showing lakes dotted over the surface of Titan.
Diamond rain may fall on Jupiter and Saturn
10-10-2013 | 14
The two largest planets in our solar system may be home to diamond rain and liquid diamond oceans.
NASA reveals images of giant storm on Saturn
4-30-2013 | 25
A huge storm at Saturn's north pole is 20 times larger and 4 times as powerful as storms on Earth.
Cassini spots Nile-like river on Titan
12-15-2012 | 26
The massive hydrocarbon-filled river snakes its way over more than 250 miles of the Saturnian moon.
Ice avalanches found on Iapetus
8-1-2012 | 8
Huge and destructive landslides have been discovered on Iapetus, one of the moons of Saturn.
Internal heat fuels Saturn's jet streams
6-27-2012 | 1
Scientists believe they have solved the mystery of what is powering Saturn's turbulent jet streams.
Cassini photographs Enceladus geysers
3-31-2012 | 0
The Cassini spacecraft has captured new images of the geysers on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus.
Oxygen discovered around Saturn moon
3-3-2012 | 17
Scientists believe all of Saturn's moons may have oxygen around them, but could anything be living there?
