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Titan’s sand dunes could be caused by cosmic rays
These findings will have unprecedented implications for the next space mission to Titan.
Saturn is now the planet with the most moons
If having most moons was a race, Saturn just took an unexpected lead.
Perturbations in Saturn’s rings reveal how long a day is on the gas giant
Can I have weekdays in Saturn-days and weekends in Earth-days?
Scientists come up with most accurate age of Saturn’s rings yet
If dinosaurs had telescopes, they might have seen a lonely Saturn, without rings.
Saturn’s rings are raining down — in about 100 million years, they’ll be gone
If you like it then you should have kept the rings on it.
Planetary rings are surprisingly chemically-rich, paper reports
The findings raise some interesting questions about these beautiful structures.
NASA reveals new, crystal-clear images of Saturn’s moon Titan
Looking sharp, Titan!
Enceladus “the only body besides Earth to satisfy all of the basic requirements for life,” Cassini reveals
This small moon has huge potential.
Saturn’s tiny moons? It’s all ravioli and collisions
A story of "crash boom bang" around Saturn, with a pasta topping.
Cassini’s stunning farewell picture of Saturn
After 11 years in space, this marvelous shot of the ringed planet was taken
Enceladus’ hidden ocean is kept warm by porous core
The findings could have important consequences for the prospect of finding alien life there.
Cassini is no more, but it left us one of the most memorable photos of Saturn
The spacecraft's legacy lives on.
Cassini’s farewell photo of Saturn’s dark side
An eerily view of Saturn.
Cassini spacecraft ends 20-year-old voyage in style, crashes into Saturn
We had a good run!
What are the moons of the solar system and how many are there
An overview of some of the most important natural satellites in our solar system. They're quite a few.
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft to finally reach Saturn’s rings
The Cassini spacecraft, which has already had a helluva ride, is preparing for an exciting stage: studying Saturn's rings.
NASA plans to send an autonomous submarine into space — for a very good reason
The sub will be used to explore Titan's oceans.
Cassini finds canyons flooded with liquid hydrocarbons on Titan
NASA's ever-resourceful Cassini probe found steep-sided canyons on Saturn's moon Titan.