Uncover the mystery behind Saturn’s iconic rings. ExtremeTech explains their origins and the science of our solar system.

Scientists believe that the persistence of the hexagon could put to rest the oft-debated question of the length of Saturn's ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Saturn is already visible in the post-sunset night sky, but it will reach its annual opposition on September 7-8, 2024.

From them, however, Sir William Herschel computed the period of rotation at 10 hours and 16 minutes. In 1876 a very bright spot appeared near the equator of Saturn, and remained visible for ...

ForbesAny Biomass On Saturn's 'Snowball Moon' Enceladus Could ... It found an oscillation in Mimas’ rotation that suggests a geologically active body able to support an internal ocean.

Saturn will undergo a drastic change in the coming months, at least as the planet is seen from Earth. Here's what's going to ...

Saturn has more than 140 moons, including Titan, Enceladus, and Phoebe. Titan is Saturn's largest moon, and the only moon in our solar system known to have a thick atmosphere and clouds. Saturn orbits ...

or somewhere in between like Saturn. Dr O'Donoghue also said he had a "secret hope" it could tell scientists more about the rotation period - day length - of the planets. "I really am looking ...

et al. “Cassini Thermal Observations of Saturn’s main rings: Implications for particle rotation and vertical mixing”, 2006, Planetary and Space Science, 54, Issues 12, 1167-1176 Spilker, L., et al.

Powerful winds at Saturn's north pole are fueling its aurora lights and throwing off scientists' measurements, astronomers have discovered. The winds, which cycle through two enormous vortexes at ...