Saturn's moons were thrust into the spotlight during the Voyager 1, Voyager 2, Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 flybys in the 1970s and 1980s, but it wasn't until NASA's Cassini mission reached Saturn in ...

Saturn is not the only planet with rings, but its rings are the most spectacular and complex. Photo Credit: NASA Saturn has dozens of moons, each with its own unique features.

A Mosaic of Saturn taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on November 20, 2017. This view is constructed from 42 of those wide-angle shots, taken using the red, ... 5 fast facts about Saturn.

Saturn's rings extend up to 175,000 miles (282,000 km) from the planet. However, they are very thin: The main rings have a height of only 30 feet (10 m), on average, according to NASA.

The final result was the Saturn V, the rocket that would power all six successful moon landings and the launching of the ...

Fascinating facts by NASA. By Sakshi Sah Published Jul 04, 2025. Hindustan Times Trending ... Saturn isn’t far behind. A day on Saturn lasts about 11 hours. Photo Credit: NASA.

Despite towering over its predecessor, SLS is actually a bit shorter than Saturn V, the last rocket NASA used to take people to the moon. The Apollo-era rocket was 41 feet taller.

Saturn, a gas giant that is 4 billion years old, isn't the only planet with rings – but it does have the most spectacular and complex ones, according to NASA. In 2018, NASA said its Voyager 1 ...

QUICK FACTS ABOUT SATURN. How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth ...