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Jupiter may be the solar system’s king, but Saturn has a bigger entourage: Today, astronomers announced that they have discovered 20 more moons around Saturn, bringing its total number to 82 ...
Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, is one of the most breathtaking sights in our solar system. With stunning visuals captured by the Cassini probe, explore this gas giant in incredible 4K ...
As it swung around Saturn, Cassini also snapped photos of Hyperion — the weirdest-shaped moon in the solar system — in 2005. Saturn's small, heavily cratered moon Hyperion, September 26, 2005.
Enceladus is one of Saturn's many moons. ... Enceladus reflects up to 90% of the light that hits its icy surface, which is what makes it the brightest white known in our solar system.
Saturn, the jewel of our solar system, reigns supreme in this spectacular new photo from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which also captured the planet's stunning rings and the tiny moon Dione.
Saturn has more moons than any planet in our solar system. Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn , further solidifying the planet as the "moon king" of our solar system.
Jupiter may not be the "planetary shield" that many scientists make the gas giant out to be. Instead, new simulations suggest;that Saturn may play a crucial role in steering asteroids away from ...
For a deeper look into all that Cassini has found in its 13 years in the Saturn system, watch the 73-minute documentary " Kingdom of Saturn — Cassini's Epic Quest," available at Amazon XiveTV.
Saturn just recently became the planet with the most moons in our Solar System. At most recent count, it has 117 confirmed moons, leapfrogging Jupiter’s recent record high of 95 moons.