A new series of simulations from NASA and Durham and Glasgow universities could help us better understand the origin of Saturn's rings. The research in The Astrophysical Journal suggests that two ...

Oddly shaped gaps found in Saturn’s rings hint at the existence of long-sought “moonlets” and support the theory that the rings are the broken remains of an icy moon shattered long ago in a violent ...

The Saturn System has been studied in detail by the Cassini-Huygens Mission. A major thrust of those investigations has been to understand how Saturn formed and evolved and to place Saturn in the ...

With its striking rings and tilted axis, Saturn is the showiest planet in the solar system. Now, scientists say they have a new theory as to how the gas giant got its signature look.The planet’s rings ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Saturn's icy medium-size moons were born when a few much bigger satellites collided to form the ringed planet's huge moon Titan, a new study suggests. The Saturn system started out with a family of ...

The best view ever of Saturn's rings in the ultraviolet indicates there is more ice toward the outer part of the rings, hinting at ring origin and evolution, say two University of Colorado at ...

Here's a winter ski resort you probably haven't thought of: Enceladus, a moon circling Saturn, which, in addition to ice-spewing volcanoes, has a constant snowfall of fine, powdery crystals. "The ...

Saturn's icy medium-size moons were born when a few much bigger satellites collided to form the ringed planet's huge moon Titan, a new study suggests. The Saturn system started out with a family of ...