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Saturn is pitch black, with only its glowing rings visible, in this raw James Webb telescope image

See Saturn disappear in eerie, unfinished James Webb telescope images

By Joanna Thompson published

The James Webb Space Telescope's new images of Saturn aren't finished, but they're still mind-blowingly cool.

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A picture of big, ringed Saturn with several moons orbiting around its edges

Scientists discover 62 new moons around Saturn, raising total to 145 — the most in the solar system

By Brandon Specktor published

The discovery of 62 'irregular' moons orbiting Saturn brings the planet’s total to 145 — and hints at a chaotic past.

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Saturn and the crescent moon will kiss in the sky on April 16

Saturn will shine just above the crescent moon this weekend. Here's how to see it.

By Jamie Carter published

The spectacular Saturn-moon conjunction will happen just before sunrise in the east and can be seen from April 15 to 17.

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A collection of lenses made by Christiaan Huygens with the astronomer's portrait in the background.

Renowned astronomer who discovered Saturn’s largest moon was probably nearsighted, his telescopes show

By Harry Baker published

A new study has revealed that famous Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens was probably nearsighted, which explains why his telescopes weren't quite as good as his rivals'.

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James Webb Space Telescope image of clouds over Titan

James Webb Space Telescope captures 'extraordinary' clouds in the atmosphere of Saturn's alien moon Titan

By JoAnna Wendel published

Studying Titan's clouds will help scientists understand why Saturn's largest moon is the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere.

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Mosaic of Saturn taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on November 20, 2017. Source -NASA & JPL-Caltech & Space Science Institute

Saturn: Facts about the ringed planet

By Adam Mann published

Reference Saturn is one of the most beautiful worlds in the solar system, with spectacular rings and moons that could host life.

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The Cassini spacecraft’s camera snapped this image of Saturn’s moon Mimas on Oct. 16, 2010, showing the large Herschel Crater.

Saturn's 'Death Star' moon could have a secret underground ocean

By Ben Turner published

Scientists have found "compelling evidence" that Saturn's "Death Star" moon is hiding an ocean just beneath its surface.

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Saturn's rings

What are Saturn's rings made of?

By Ailsa Harvey published

Reference Saturn's rings have captured the attention of scientists for as long as they have been seen. Today, missions continue to teach us about these rocky rings.

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This false-colored image, captured by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, shows rings around a young star named HD163296 (not the sun).

The sun used to have rings like Saturn

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Before Earth and the other planets in our solar system existed, the sun may have been surrounded by giant rings of dust similar to Saturn's, according to a new study.

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An illustration depicts Titan's dense yellowish atmosphere above a river of methane on the moon surface

Moon-in-a-jar recreates the hazy atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A new experiment recreated Titan in small glass cylinders.

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