Earlier this year, researchers discovered that a vast liquid ocean lurks beneath the icy shell of Saturn's tiny moon, Mimas. Now the same team may have discovered how it was created. New research ...

Why don't Saturn's rings throw a shadow onto the planet's surface, like its moons do? John GrimleyToronto, Ontario The simple ...

A timelapse of all of the photographs the Cassini space probe has taken of Saturn's moon Mimas from Feb. 6, 2004 to Sept. 15, 2015. Note: These sequences at times include rapid flashing.

Blue skies on a golden planet, and two of our solar system's greatest extremes – Saturn is a planet of contrasts and surprises. This image, one of 77 photographs that appeared in Otherworlds: Visions ...

A startling silhouette of Saturn is created in this Cassini spacecraft portrait. A kingly crescent Saturn rests on the right of this Cassini spacecraft portrait while the moon Mimas appears above the ...

Mimas' Surprise: Tiny Moon of Saturn Holds Young Ocean Beneath Icy Shell Feb. 7, 2024 — Saturn's moon Mimas harbors a global ocean beneath its icy shell, discovered through analysis of its orbit ...

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the mystery of why no ringed moons exist today.

Three satellites (Tethys, Dione, and Rhea) are visible against the darkness of space, and another smaller satellite (Mimas) is visible against Saturn's cloud tops very near the left horizon and ...

Take advantage of a nocturne at Les Étincelles in the Palais de la découverte to observe the sky and Mimas, Saturn's ...