Researchers now appreciate that gas planets are more complex than first thought. New findings have implications for our ...

Icy 'rain' from Saturn's rings is heating the gas giant's atmosphere, a phenomenon never seen in the solar system before, ... "They modify the upper atmosphere, changing the composition, ...

These risky maneuvers provided NASA with unprecedented data on Saturn’s magnetic field, atmospheric composition, and gravity. The Grand Finale also helped to map the planet’s ring system with ...

Saturn’s core is a big, diffuse, rocky slushball There are still uncertainties, but data from the rings rules out a layered model. ... But confirming that core composition has been difficult.

Radar measurements from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which orbited Saturn between 2004 and 2017, have hinted at differences in the lakes’ properties, such as their composition and the waves on ...

Saturn's moon Enceladus ejected plumes of water that contain phosphorus, considered essential for life. ... Phosphorus is a vital element in the composition of bones, teeth, ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Composition of the Rings of Saturn ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 9 No. 26 (March 1854), p. 205 doi:10.1038 ...

New research using data from Cassini suggests Enceladus, the moon of Saturn with an ocean hidden beneath a thick layer of ice, could be capable of supporting life. Cracks in the icy surface of the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a previously unknown exoplanet, a young gas giant the size of Saturn, 110 light ...

The final snap was of Saturn itself, even capturing where the spacecraft would ultimately plunge to its final destination. Explaining that impressive final photo, NASA said: "This monochrome view is ...

Radar measurements from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which orbited Saturn between 2004 and 2017, have hinted at differences in the lakes’ properties, such as their composition and the waves on ...