The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision about 100 million years ago.

The view was acquired on Sept. 14, 2017 at 19:59 UTC (spacecraft event time). The view was taken in visible light using the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera at a distance of 394,000 miles (634,000 ...

The nearly 12-foot optical and infrared telescope is one of the largest in the world. Using the telescope, in one night, Ashton took about 44 photos of Saturn over a three-hour long exposure.

A shell of icy objects at the edge of the solar system known as the Oort cloud has a pair of spiral arms that resemble a miniature galaxy, new research suggests.

Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...