Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

The rings are aligned with Saturn’s equator, so most of the time they are angled to catch the Sun’s light, which also means we get a broad view of them. However, as Saturn turns with its ...

If Earth had massive rings like Saturn, our sky, weather, tides, and even life could be dramatically different. Scientists ...

Will Saturn's rings return? Wayne Schlingman, PhD, director of the Arne Slettebak Planetarium at The Ohio State University, preps us for Saturn's equinox. If you look in the sky and notice Saturn’s ...

On April 26, NASA's Cassini spacecraft shot between Saturn and its innermost ring, going where no human-made object has gone before. Cassini has already made some new discoveries thanks to its ...

New images beamed back from the Cassini spacecraft show Saturn's distinctive rings in unprecedented detail. While the rings, as a whole, look like perfectly smooth disks from a distance ...

March has provided astronomy fans across the globe with plenty to appreciate and there is still a lot to keep an eye out for. Cosmic events including a partial lunar eclipse and dazzling planets ...

In December, the spacecraft skimmed by Saturn's outer rings, snapping some of the most detailed images we have ever seen. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Science NASA's Cassini ...