A mere decade ago, astronomers knew of just 62 moons around Saturn. Today the ringed planet boasts a staggering 274 official satellites. That’s more than any other world in the solar system—and far ...
A recent discovery by NASA has left scientists both bewildered and excited—a mysterious cube-shaped anomaly orbiting Saturn.
The Saturn system has always been a contender in the contest for most moons in the solar system. For a while, it was duking it out with Jupiter for the title, but after a recent trio of announcements ...
Astronomy experts advise stargazers to find locations away from city lights, where dark skies allow for clearer views. Parks, ...
You’ve heard about the race to get humans back to the moon via the Artemis program, but there’s another moon race going on in our solar system, with planets vying for the title of most moons.
My favorite planet, besides the one I live on, is on the rise in the low eastern Pottsville sky during evening twilight. It’s ...
While Earth's one and only moon enthralls everyone on this planet, it can't hold a candle to Saturn's 274 moons, 128 of which were recently discovered and recognized by the International Astronomical ...
We’ve been many months without a bright planet in the night sky, but that’s all about to change! On the night of Sunday, Sept. 21, the ringed planet ...
Researchers studied two years’ worth of data to find 62 more Saturnian moons, bringing the planet’s total to 145. Image: NASA, ESA, John T. Clarke (Boston University), Zolt G. Levay (STScI) In ...
These high resolution images of Pan and Atlas reveal distinctive “flying saucer” shapes created by prominent equatorial ridges not seen on the other small moons of Saturn. Imaging scientists on NASA’s ...
Saturn, the giant planet known for its rings, is now being celebrated for having the highest number of moons in the solar system – 145 total, after gaining 62 additional moons in May, according to ...
Artist’s impression of the migration of Titan and the tilt of Saturn. Credit: Coline SAILLENFEST / IMCCE Two scientists from CNRS and Sorbonne University working at the Institute of Celestial ...