Thomas Mulligan reports on promising evidence of an ocean beneath Saturn’s moon Mimas, hinting at extraterrestrial seas.

Our solar system is a pretty wild place, full of amazing stuff. From the giant Sun to the tiny rocks floating around, there’s ...

This summer, skywatchers will be treated to a rare spectacle visible from Earth: the shadow of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, ...

Astronomers studying Mimas, one of Saturn's smaller moons, say it's likely hiding a giant ocean beneath its crust. Using data gathered from the Cassini probe, which studied Saturn and its moons ...

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.

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.

Six of Saturn's moons—Enceladus, Epimetheus, Janus, Mimas, Pandora and Prometheus—make a faint appearance in this image. (Numerous stars are also visible in the background.) ...

So, as seen from Saturn, Earth is always nearly in the same direction as the Sun, within about 6°. As a result, the bright face of the rings gets in the way of seeing the ring shadows from Earth.

When will we see Saturn's rings again from Earth? It won't be long before the rings will reappear to us here on Earth and they make the slow transition to their widest visibility by 2032. But one ...

Saturn’s moon Mimas, floating above the planet’s rings, might conceal a liquid ocean beneath its surface. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute The outer solar system is awash with liquid ...

Scientists find the origins to Saturn’s moon Mimas’ underground liquid ocean Like a bumpy road stealing your energy, Saturn’s pull melts Mimas’ icy shell, smoothing out its orbit. Updated ...

The discovery Saturn's tiny moon Mimas has vast subsurface seas has redefined our view of what an ocean world can be. We may now know how this buried ocean was formed, revealing it is shockingly ...