Scientists are actively researching the origin of Saturn's rings, and there are theories suggesting that they could be the remnants of a destroyed moon or comet, or they may be leftover material ...

The mass of the ring system is comparable to but less than that of Saturn's innermost icy moon Mimas. At the same time, Cassini observed material flowing from the rings into Saturn at many tons ...

If you were to pick Saturn out of a lineup you’d probably recognize it by its iconic rings. They’re the biggest, brightest rings in our solar system. Extending over 280,000 km from the planet ...

Scientists observed that all examined craters are situated within 30 degrees of the equator. This concentrated impact area, ...

One of the highlights to be found in this month’s Colorado sky is the golden-hued planet Saturn which can be seen forming an ...

Saturn's iconic rings are set to disappear from Earth's ... and could eventually disappear as Saturn’s gravity pulls the material inward. 'The sea that doesn't touch any land at all': All ...

In studying Saturn's upper atmosphere, he and his colleagues found that the rings are slowly disappearing. Thousands of kilograms of ring material rain onto the planet every second. At that rate ...

Many people have purchased a backyard telescope to look at Saturn and its spectacular ring pattern. According to NASA, you should be able to see Saturn's bright moon Titan and its rings through ...

Saturn has finally joined its fellow solar system giant planets as the parent of trailing asteroids called "Trojans." But the ...

Approximately 466 million years ago, Earth might have exhibited a spectacular ring arrangement resembling Saturn’s. Recent research featured in Earth and Planetary Science Letters uncovers ...