The puzzling behavior of Titan's atmosphere has been revealed. The team has shown that the thick, hazy atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon doesn't spin in line with its surface, but instead wobbles ...

Shape and internal composition: Due to its gaseous nature and rapid rotation, Saturn is noticeably flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator. Beneath its thick atmosphere, scientists ...

the second largest planet in our solar system experiences seasons due to the axis of rotation being tilted, much like Earth ...

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 ...

From them, however, Sir William Herschel computed the period of rotation at 10 hours and 16 minutes. In 1876 a very bright spot appeared near the equator of Saturn, and remained visible for ...