Saturn comes second to Jupiter in many respects—in size, age, prominence of stripes—but in terms of scientific intrigue, it ...

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 ...

Webb also observed Saturn’s north pole, which will soon become invisible to as they enter a long polar winter. In the main image, above, the blue region denotes warm temperatures, with a massive ...

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that our planet may have once had a ring system around 466 million years ago.

I f astronomers had been walking the Earth 466 million years ago, they may have had something special to see. The moon and ...

Jupiter, which looks serene through a telescope, was shown by Voyager to have hundreds of raging hurricanes, a glowing aurora at the north pole, and three thin rings. Saturn’s rings, previously ...

July 16, 2024 — A new study of radar experiment data from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn has yielded fresh ... liquid hydrocarbon seas near the north pole of Titan, the largest of ...

As we reach the north pole, we'll notice a slight problem with our plan to land on the surface below. There is no surface below. Saturn's made almost entirely of hydrogen and helium gas ...

NASA shares breathtaking images of astronomical events, such as supermoons and eclipses, which showcase the beauty of the ...

The rings of Saturn are among the most famous and spectacular features in the solar system. Earth may once have had something similar.

A ring of asteroid debris could have orbited Earth for tens of millions of years, and perhaps even have altered the planet's climate ...