However, observations from the Cassini probe (NASA-ESA) revealed that Saturn's rings are composed of more than 99% water ice. This composition led to studies in the 2010s-2020s estimating their age to ...

Astronomers investigate a potential impact on Saturn after a bright flash was caught on camera. NASA image may show first ...

Unlike rocky planets where asteroid impacts leave visible craters, gas giants like Saturn have outer layers of hydrogen and ...

A bright flash on Saturn was captured by NASA's Mario Rana on July 5, 2025. This marks the first time we've ever seen an ...

New NASA Cassini data shows that Saturn is not the world we once thought it ...

The rings of Saturn glide so tranquilly when watched through a telescope, that it is easy to forget the planet sits in a ...

The coming week will see the gas giant Saturn return to the Northern Hemisphere's late night sky, after spending the last few ...

Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

A giant gas planet comparable in size to Saturn exists around a small red dwarf star. The discovery is beyond the scope of ...

Around seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn every year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it ...