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NASA research has shown that cell-like compartments called vesicles could form naturally in the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sent back some of the most breathtaking images of Saturn in its final phase, marking the end of ...
New research reveals more about why Saturn's large moon tilts, a puzzle that has intrigued scientists for decades.
Saturn is known as a gas giant for a reason. The planet lacks a solid surface, so the transition between the murky atmosphere and the interior is imprecise.
In 2017, NASA’s Cassini probe plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere and measured the atmospheric constituents, confirming that many particles are indeed falling in from the rings.
Saturn's vast ring system is heating the giant planet's upper atmosphere. The phenomenon has never before been seen in the solar system. It's an unexpected interaction between Saturn and its rings ...
Saturn’s moon Titan has always stood out among the celestial bodies in our solar system. It is the only moon with a thick, hazy atmosphere, and it's often compared to a primitive Earth.
Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.
New research using the Hubble Space Telescope shows that Saturn's icy rings actually heat up its upper atmosphere.
In Saturn's ring rain, gravity is slowly dragging the water ice from the inner rings into the planet’s upper atmosphere, where they vaporize. The inner rings will fall first and the outer rings ...
Saturn’s giant storms carry ammonia vapor deep into the planet’s atmosphere, where it can linger for centuries, like a footprint to mark the storm’s passage.
Image of Saturn in Cassini spacecraft's 'final moments' isn't what it seems NASA published thousands of photographs of Saturn taken by the now-defunct satellite.