Nobody has ever landed on Saturn before. Here are some fun facts about the planet. Saturn is about 1.4402 billion km from the sun. This is one of the reasons why the planet is very cold.
Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Saturn is already visible in the post-sunset night sky, but it will reach its annual opposition on September 7-8, 2024.
Oct. 25, 2024 — A new study has revealed that methane gas may be trapped within the icy surface of Saturn's moon Titan, forming a distinct crust up to six miles thick, which warms the underlying ...
As Saturn’s rings slowly lose material over time, the study of these rare moments provides scientists with crucial information about the long-term fate of the rings and what may eventually ...
Get your binoculars out! On Saturday (Jan. 4), skywatchers in the U.K. and most of Western and Central Europe will be able to see Saturn vanish behind the crescent moon — an event known as a ...