Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a ...

Cassini launched Oct. 15, 1997 on a long-term mission to Saturn and its moons. After a trio of gravity assists, two from ...

The case for a newborn ocean on Saturn's moon Mimas continues to build.

Recent studies, including research from ScienceDirect, suggest that Saturn’s moon Mimas, known as the “Death Star” moon for its iconic crater, may hide a secret ocean beneath its icy surface. While ...

The U.S. has or soon will have some capabilities that the Europeans lack for such a mission. The SpaceX Starship is first and ...

A new study conducted with data from the Cassini spacecraft shows that Saturn's moon Enceladus has the right ingredients for life.

In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini trained their telescopes on Saturn and uncovered a ...

Enceladus, the sixth largest of Saturn's moons, is known for spraying out tiny icy silica particles -- so many of them that the particles are a key component of the second outermost ring around Saturn ...

The appearance of one of Saturn's smallest moons lends it the nickname "Death Star," but astronomers say new evidence suggests the world is, in fact, home to an ingredient vital for life: water. And ...

Saturn is about to make its closest approach to Earth, and that means you might be able to see its rings — if you have a telescope, that is.

While Saturn has been visible in the night sky all of September, this weekend, the ringed planet will shine its brightest. Here’s what to know about its placement, and how to best see it.

One of the most notable properties of the giant planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—are the ...