Launched with 1970s technology, the Voyager probes were sent on a path through the seemingly deadly asteroid belt and past ...

A rare alignment between Earth and Saturn will make the gas giant’s rings appear so thin that they’ll be nearly invisible.

About 400 years ago, astronomers observing Saturn through telescopes were baffled when its rings seemed to vanish.

On 23 November, skywatchers were stunned as Saturn looked strangely bare in the night sky, a rare cosmic moment that made its ...

Small icy moons may have hidden oceans that briefly boil under thick ice. Changing pressure inside these moons shapes their ...

Saturn’s rings appeared to disappear on November 23 due to a rare optical illusion. The phenomenon, which occurs every 13 to 15 years, happens when the rings line up perfectly edge-on with our planet.

For lovers of astronomy Saturn’s “disappearing rings” on Sunday will be a rare and fascinating event but for believers in ...

For lovers of astronomy Saturn’s “disappearing rings” on Sunday will be a rare and fascinating event but for believers in ...

Researchers have found Saturn’s moon Enceladus has heat circulating beneath its icy crust, meaning the chemistry of biology ...

Cutting-edge simulations show that Enceladus’ plumes are losing 20–40% less mass than earlier estimates suggested. The new ...

For lovers of astronomy Saturn’s “disappearing rings” on Sunday will be a rare and fascinating event but for believers in ...

Cassini data reveal how Saturn’s moon Enceladus leaks enough heat to keep its buried ocean warm and potentially habitable ...