NASA's Cassini mission orbited Saturn from 2004 through 2017. New insights about Saturn’s famous ring pattern have come from data collected during solar eclipses at the sixth planet from the sun.

If star-hopping aliens ever visited our solar system, Saturn is probably the planet they'd remember. The seven giant rings circling its equator make Saturn the most distinct planet orbiting the sun.

Between layers of clouds, a partial solar eclipse is seen at sunrise over Rice Lake, Ontario, as the sun, partially covered by the moon, rises in a beautiful orange sky above the trees and water. Are ...

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 encounter ...

The latest view of Saturn from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Not pictured: 82 moons, 20 of which are newly discovered. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (GSFC), M.H. Wong (University of California, ...

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 ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Space.com NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spotted solar particles moving at incredible speeds near Saturn, giving scientists a rare ...

A team of international astronomers reports in the Feb. 15 issue of Science the discovery of a solar system nearly 5,000 light years away with scaled-down versions of Jupiter and Saturn. Their ...

Jupiter may be the solar system’s king, but Saturn has a bigger entourage: Today, astronomers announced that they have discovered 20 more moons around Saturn, bringing its total number to 82—the most ...

MIT researchers think that Chiron might be the sixth body in our solar system to have rings. Take that, Saturn! Michael Franco Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the serious and silly sides of ...