Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

But measuring the rotation period of Saturn's magnetic field is difficult because its rotational axis -- the imaginary line around which the planet rotates -- is nearly identical to the axis ...

Astronomers have discovered 128 never-before-seen moons orbiting Saturn — giving it almost twice as many moons as all the other planets in the solar system combined. The findings have further ...

the second largest planet in our solar system experiences seasons due to the axis of rotation being tilted, much like Earth does. As both planets complete their solar orbit, the way Saturn's rings ...

The smashups are thought to have occurred at least 100 million years ago, but the moons they created are new to astronomers.

Then, over millions of years, Saturn's rotation herded those moon or comet bits into the rings we see today. "You can imagine it's like water going down the drain. You end up with a flat whirlpool ...

Faint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the indisputable frontrunner for having the most moons in our solar system.

By Sage Rohrbach A photo of five of Saturn’s moons, captured by the Cassani spacecraft. The moons visible are Janus, Pandora, Enceladus, Rhea, and Mimas. Courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science ...

By Jonathan O’Callaghan Jonathan O’Callaghan reported on an earlier discovery of 62 moons around Saturn in 2023. Astronomers say they have discovered more than 100 new moons around Saturn ...

While Saturn won't lose its rings, they will go edge-on, making them essentially invisible to observers on Earth. NASA's Amy Simon notes that the rings will only be faintly visible in the months ...