How many moons it has: At least 274 known moons, with more likely to be discovered With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from ...

Between May 20 and 24, the moon, Saturn and Venus will meet in a mini 'planetary parade,' becoming visible in the northern ...

So which planets in our solar system have rings?All four giant planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — sport these spectacular structures. Plus, many other objects in the solar system, ...

"Rings are mostly made of ice and small rocks," said William Saunders, a planetary scientist at NASA's Langley Research ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched in 2021 and has captured incredible photos of Uranus and some of its 28 moons.

It was a race against the rising sun as astrophotographer Josh Dury captured a fleeting cosmic moment before dawn’s light ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft completed 22 orbits between Saturn's rings and the planet before its mission ended with a plunge into Saturn on Sept. 15, 2017. Image Credit ...

Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discovery of two thirds of Saturn’s known moons ...

Once they are all in place, seven of the eight planets in our solar system will grace our sky ... Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. But not all seven planets will be visible to the ...

Based on 20 years of observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, new research sheds light on one of the solar system’s ...

This placed the ringed planet firmly in the lead. Elsewhere in the Solar System ... So for Saturn in particular, irregular moons can tell us more about the formation of its beautiful rings.