Scientists probe the mystery of Titan's missing deltas

New research finds that despite large rivers and seas of liquid methane, Saturn's moon Titan seems mostly devoid of river deltas.

Saturn Now Has 274 Moons after New Discovery

A team of astronomers from Taiwan, Canada, the United States, and France has observed 128 additional moons orbiting the gas giant Saturn, bringing its total number of confirmed moons to 274.

Saturn's Rings May Be as Old as the Gas Giant Itself

Saturn’s icy rings could be much older than they appear due to their resistance to pollution from impacts with rocky debris.

Scientists discover massive energy imbalance on Saturn

The imbalance is due to Saturn's large orbital eccentricity, resulting in huge seasonal variations in absorbed solar energy.

Waves of Methane Are Crashing on the Coasts of Saturn's Titan

Instead of water, the fluid that runs across Titan is an unholy mixture of methane, ethane, and other hydrocarbons. A new study suggests that waves of the greenhouse gases could be crashing on the moon’s coastlines, shaping its wet landscape.

Dragonfly rotorcraft given green light for mission to Titan

NASA has given the green light for the nuclear-powered v rotorcraft to explore Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Approval for the 2028 interplanetary mission comes after years of delay due to COVID-19 and a series of cost overruns.

Saturn's largest moon most likely uninhabitable

A study shows the subsurface ocean of Titan—the largest moon of Saturn—is most likely a non-habitable environment, meaning any hope of finding life in the icy world is dead in the water.

NASA Presented Previously Unknown Photographs Of Saturn's Moons

On new recently released NASA images show the moons of Saturn in all their glory, as if they came straight out of the pages of science fiction.

Saturn's moon Mimas may have vast, hidden ocean

Saturn's small, crater-covered moon Mimas may have a vast ocean under its thick icy surface, according to a new paper.

NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus

A study zooms in on data that NASA’s Cassini gathered at Saturn’s icy moon and finds evidence of a key ingredient for life and a supercharged source of energy to fuel it.

Saturn's Ocean Moon Enceladus Has All The Building Blocks For Life

Most of what we know about Enceladus and its ice-covered ocean comes from the Cassini mission. New research based on Cassini data strengthens the idea that Enceladus has the chemicals necessary for life.

"Megastorm" effects on Saturn last centuries

Megastorms occur approximately every 20 to 30 years on Saturn and are similar to hurricanes on Earth, although significantly larger. But unlike Earth’s hurricanes, no one knows what causes megastorms in Saturn’s atmosphere.

Phosphorus discovered on Saturn's moon Enceladus

Phosphorus is the least abundant essential element necessary for life, and its recent detection in icy grains from Enceladus could redefine how we look at life beyond Earth.

Saturn's Moon Blasting Water Hundreds of Miles into Space

This plume is larger than any previously observed on the moon and may contain the necessary chemicals for life coming from below its icy surface.

Saturn's moon count grows by 62 for a record 145 satellites

New discoveries by a team of astronomers added 62 new moons to Saturn’s existing 83, bringing its total to 145.  Therefore, Saturn is the first planet known to have more than 100 moons.