It's rare for any observatory to directly image a planet beyond our solar system, called an exoplanet, but the powerful James ...

Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons , as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team ...

There were theories, however, that Saturn’s rings were transient and could disappear within 50-to-200 million years, while ...

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

Saturns iconic rings will seem to vanish on March 23, 2025, as the planets tilt aligns perfectly with Earth. This phenomenon ...

In fact, data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft back in 2017 revealed it's expected to actually take 100 million years ...

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.

The world’s premier space observatory has spotted a mysterious and huge, free-floating planetary-mass object that’s “just 20 ...

Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...

A theory involving a "mushy zone" of ice along the moon’s fissures could explain the enormous plumes erupting from its south pole. Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has long been considered a ...

Hubble images of this photogenic nebula were first taken in 1994 and 1997, and again in 2015. This view combines images taken in three different filters by Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 ...

"Earthbounders won't get a 'ringless' view of Saturn until the triple-passing of 2038-2039," NASA says. Historically, ring plane crossings have allowed astronomers to make discoveries.