Tethys: Saturn's Icy Moon

The light and dark faces of Saturn's moon Iapetus create a contrast that helped to hide the satellite for years, despite its distant orbit. The moon, which keeps the same face perpetually turned toward Saturn, remained shrouded in shadows, with its ...

Cassini is orbiting Saturn with a 9.6-day period in a plane inclined 61.7 degrees from the planet's equatorial plane. The most recent spacecraft tracking and telemetry data were obtained on April 30 by the 70-meter Deep Space Network station at ...

In the early hours of Sunday morning (April 28), the planet Saturn reaches opposition. This places it exactly opposite the sun in our sky. Opposition has several effects on Saturn. Most important, it marks its arrival in the evening sky. It is now ...

Sixty-two moons travel around Saturn. They come in a variety of sizes and compositions, from almost pure ice to rocky material, as well as a combination of both. Their journeys around the ringed planet average from half an Earth day to just over ...

A fine recent view of Saturn as captured by Daniel Robb. (Credit & Copyright: Daniel Robb/Universe Today flickr community. All rights reserved). A star party favorite is about to return to evening skies. The planet Saturn can now be spied low to the ...

We have enjoyed some incredible views of Jupiter over the last few months, and many people have been amazed at the giant planet's detail that can be seen through a modest telescope. Well, now it's time to turn your sights to the second-largest ...