Uncover the mystery behind Saturn’s iconic rings. ExtremeTech explains their origins and the science of our solar system.

Saturn now has at least 145 moons and probably possessed many before it developed rings. Scientists have argued that the immense gravity of the sun may have gradually destabilized some of the ...

As Saturn’s rings vanish during 2025, so too does the constancy Galileo thought he observed in the strangest member of the Sun’s family of planets. Cronos, the monstrous son-devourer, has ...

This is where the rings came back into play. One possible explanation for their existence is the breakup of a moon that wandered too close to Saturn and was disrupted by the giant planet's gravity.

Saturn and a few of its many moons, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STSCI/AURA)/SPL. Astronomers have announced the discovery of 128 new moons ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft orbited Saturn for more than 10 years, capturing images of its rings and moons in never-before-seen detail. Since at least 2019, posts on social media have shared a ...

In recent years, Saturn and Jupiter have been in a moon race of their own. In 2019, Saturn took the lead with 20 new natural satellites, bringing its tally up to 82.Then Jupiter surged ahead to 92 ...

The plane crossing will begin at around 12:04 p.m. ET on Sunday, according to in-the-sky.org.Saturn’s rings won’t come into full view from Earth for a few months, and we may not get to see ...