Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But ...

But later – hundreds of millions of years in the future – a permanent, virtually ringless Saturn will become real, thanks to another process called ring rain in which gravity pulls the rings apart and ...

The rings of Saturn could be much older than previously believed, possibly as old as the planet itself. In 2004, when NASA's Cassini probe arrived to study Saturn, it discovered that the ice ...

Twenty years ago, the Huygens probe achieved humanity's first landing on a moon in the outer solar system when it touched down on Titan.

Saturn’s rings were surprisingly young; Cassini spacecraft data suggested For years, scientists assumed Saturn’s rings were only about 100 to 400 million years old based on observations made ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Of all the planets in our Solar System, you’d have to agree that Saturn is the most ...

EARTH is in for yet another spectacular year for breathtaking cosmic displays - from Saturn's rings disappearing to a 10-year peak in Northern Lights displays. Here are five spectacles you should ...

When the probe — named Huygens ... The crags frame a glowing Saturn, floating huge, rings nearly edge-on, like a giant’s belt-buckle. Part of the planet is shadowed, blending into the cobalt ...

When the probe — named Huygens ... The crags frame a glowing Saturn, floating huge, rings nearly edge-on, like a giant’s belt-buckle. Part of the planet is shadowed, blending into the cobalt ...