The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s ...

“These moons are a few kilometers in size and are likely all fragments of a smaller number of originally captured moons that were broken apart by violent collisions, either with other Saturnian moons ...

Several of NASA's top private contracts have been plagued by cost overruns and delays that have forced taxpayers to cough up ...

The view was acquired on Sept. 14, 2017 at 19:59 UTC (spacecraft event time). The view was taken in visible light using the ...

Saturn's iconic ring system will disappear, albeit temporarily, on March 23—a preview of its fate in 100 million years.

It’s not that Saturn’s rings are actually disappearing altogether (though that will happen in about 100 million years, ...

A theory involving a "mushy zone" of ice along the moon’s fissures could explain the enormous plumes erupting from its south ...

Why Has No Rocket Surpassed Saturn V? Despite advances in technology, no rocket has matched Saturn V’s power and size. But ...

The Apollo spacecraft is a complex transportation system designed for lunar missions, standing 363 feet tall and weighing ...

Saturn’s tilt plays a role in how we see the rings. As the planet continues on its journey, our viewpoint changes over time.

Mission engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory turned off Voyager 1’s cosmic ray subsystem experiment on February 25, ...