New research emerging from the final orbits of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft represents a huge leap forward in our understanding of the Saturn system — especially the mysterious, never-before-explored ...

NASA is preparing to launch a mission designed to provide a unique, inside-out view of the ring current. Called STORIE (Storm ...

All four of the solar system’s giant planets have ring systems. The rings of Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune are dark, sparse belts or ringlets. Only Saturn’s massive main rings are dense and bright, ...

A thrilling ride is about to begin for NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Engineers have been pumping up the spacecraft’s orbit around Saturn this year to increase its tilt with respect to the planet’s ...

New finding! Cassini passed through a dust storm of ring particles made of ice, meteorite-stuff and organics before finally burning up in the Saturn's atmosphere last year. Read post here.

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The rings of Saturn are among the wonders of our solar system, with a diameter of roughly 175,000 miles (280,000 kilometers) as they encircle the giant planet. But ...

Recent discoveries of new moons orbiting Saturn have sparked renewed interest in the processes behind the planet’s ring formation, challenging established astronomical theories. As scientists delve ...

Cassini spacecraft image of shepherd moons Pandora and Prometheus (each roughly 80 kilometers in diameter) acting on Saturn’s F ring. The satellites’ gravity causes the perturbations shown here, which ...

Specks of dust from Saturn’s rings appear to float much farther above and below the planet than scientists thought possible, suggesting the rings are more like a giant dusty doughnut. The main ...