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Posted on May 14, 2025

James Webb Space Telescope captures ghostly images of clouds on Saturn’s largest moon Titan

The James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon Titan, capturing the first evidence of cloud formation in the moon's northern hemisphere.
Posted on April 22, 2025

Scientists confused by missing coastal features on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon

Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely lacking in river deltas, a new study suggests.
Posted on March 13, 2025

Saturn officially has 128 more moons

The grand total of Saturnian moons is now 274.
Posted on March 4, 2025

Geysers on Saturn’s moon Enceladus may not come from its underground ocean

Scientists think geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus might come from a "mushy" zone of ice along the world.
Posted on December 12, 2017

Mysterious streaks seen on Saturn’s moons could be ancient rings

A series of parallel lines on Saturn’s moons Dione and Rhea have scientists scratching their heads. Could they be a sign of rings that crashed to the surface?
Posted on November 6, 2017

Enceladus’s hot, gritty core may cook up ingredients for life

Saturn’s moon Enceladus seems to have a sandy core that warms water passing between the grains. This heating could help create conditions that are right for life
Posted on October 17, 2017

Astronaut wee could show us how the plumes on Enceladus work

The way spaceships vent urine and water may be a good stand-in for studying how jets of vapour escape the hidden ocean on one of Saturn’s icy moons
Posted on October 17, 2017

A gaggle of 7 moons keep Saturn’s rings from breaking apart

The gravity from seven of its moons stops Saturn’s bright outer ring from spreading out and dispersing into space, according to Cassini spacecraft measurements
Posted on September 15, 2017

Watching Cassini’s last moments from inside NASA mission control

The Cassini team was at once somber and excited as they watched the spacecraft’s radio heartbeat flicker out. Mika McKinnon joined them to say goodbye
Posted on September 15, 2017

Final pictures from Cassini as probe smashes into Saturn

Say goodbye to humanity’s outpost at Saturn with a look at Cassini’s final images before it was swallowed by Saturn’s atmosphere

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