That lumpy pierogi in the photo above is Saturn’s moon Epimetheus, taken by the Cassini spacecraft in December 2015. This is a pretty cool shot; instead of the sharp blackness of space behind ...

Image In the foreground, the moon Epimetheus appearing to hover above Saturn's rings. Epimetheus is dwarfed by Titan in the background.Credit...NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Atlas and Pan ...

Saturn's Epimetheus is ready for its close-up in an image showing how rough life can be for an unprotected moon out in space. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...

Part of the little moon's night side is illuminated by reflected light from the planet. For a closer view of Epimetheus see PIA06226. The image was taken in visible light with the narrow angle ...

Saturn's moon Rhea looms over a smaller and more distant Epimetheus against a striking background of planet and rings. The two moons aren't actually close to each other. Photograph by NASA/JPL ...

It's a hard-knock life for Saturn's moon Epimetheus. The pale-gray moon, which NASA's website describes as "potato-shaped," is covered in craters from eons of merciless collisions with space debris.