Exoplanets—planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system—have transformed our understanding of the universe. Since the ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A new study focusing on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, shows that the physics of alien oceans could prevent evidence of deep-sea life from reaching places where we can detect ...

Sabbi, C. Murray, M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble) This image, captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft in 2017, shows the last full mosaic of the planet and its rings. After more than 13 years exploring the ...

Captured by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, this view shows Saturn during an equinox—an event that happens only twice each Saturn year—when the planet’s rings cast a razor-thin shadow across its ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during May 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...

Titan is Saturn’s largest moon, imaged here in front of its host planet and its rings by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute That soupy, orange-hued ...

This is a simulated image of Saturn's rings based on data from Cassini. The different colors represent different particle sizes throughout the rings. Image 4 of 5 The Cassini spacecraft’s camera ...

With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and ...

Scientists have known for a while that Saturn's largest moon ... Titan's surface has flowing liquid methane, because NASA's Cassini spacecraft spotted evidence of the stuff on multiple flybys.

Composite view of Titan built thanks to Cassini’s images taken on October 9 and October 25, 2006. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Despite its Earth-like rivers and lakes of liquid methane, ...