Iapetus features a high-contrast surface of light and dark. As such, it has been dubbed the yin and yang of the Saturn moons. Iapetus, like Rhea, is thought to be composed of ice and rock.
You thought Saturn's 146 moons were impressive? Think again. The ringed planet's moon count has nearly doubled with the ...
Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...
Not that it was a competition, but Saturn surpassed Jupiter in known moons a few years ago. Now the giant planet may never ...
Astronomers have announced the discovery of 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, raising questions about why the planet has such a huge number of satellites. Investigating this phenomenon could provide ...
Laura Nicole Driessen is an ambassador for the Orbit Centre of Imagination at the Rise and Shine Kindergarten, in Sydney's Inner West. Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official ...
"For instance, Enceladus, a moon of Saturn with significant geological ... looking for past evidence of rings, such as Iapetus' ridge. Meanwhile, he and his colleagues are broadening their search ...
Saturn just solidified its title as ‘moon king’ with an updated tally of 274 satellites orbiting the gas giant. The ...
If you're a fan of our night sky here on Earth and its singular moon, then you'd probably really, really love the view from Saturn. A team of scientists — including a Canadian from the ...
The arcs near the center are the orbits of Titan and Iapetus, two of Saturn's large outer moons. For scale, the white circle under the scale bar is the orbit of the moon around the Earth.
You thought Saturn's 146 moons were impressive? Think again. The ringed planet's moon count has nearly doubled with the official recognition of 128 new Saturnian moons, bringing its total to an ...