Saturn is an unusual planet in some obvious ways, most notably its extensive ring system. But it's also strange in some less obvious ways: The rings appear to be far, far younger than the planet ...

Unveil the mysteries of Saturn, the often overlooked beauty of our solar system. From its ferocious storms to mesmerizing ...

Our solar system and its planets formed about 4.6 billion years ago, and scientists have long debated the age and origin of Saturn’s rings. Some astronomers have argued that the bright ...

Scientists have discovered a comet traveling one way out of the solar system after a close encounter with Saturn. The comet, designated Comet A117uUD (A117uUD), was only discovered on June 14 ...

Although the other giant planets in the Solar System have rings, too, they are nothing like Saturn's. Jupiter, Uranus, and ...

NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Saturn is the sixth planet from our sun, and the second-largest planet in the solar system, measuring nine times wider than Earth at around 72,000 miles in diameter.

Thankfully, at some point in the past 4.5 billion years, the cosmos gave Earth’s neighborhood an upgrade: It put a big, bright, icy ring system around Saturn. But scientists don’t agree on ...

Astronomers believe they have discovered a fast-moving comet that Saturn sent careening out of our solar system at a speed far eclipsing humanity's fastest fighter jets. Though the planetary ...

It described the mission thusly: Cassini carried a probe called Huygens to the Saturn system. The probe, which was built by ESA, parachuted to the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan ...

An illustration shows a comet barrelling out of the solar system after an encounter with Saturn. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) Scientists have discovered a comet traveling one way out ...