When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

Saturn's largest moon, may possibly contain a six-mile-thick layer of methane ice beneath its surface. The methane layer ...

As Saturn shifts from retrograde to direct motion on November 15, 2024, its influence is expected to bring stability and ...

Scientists believe Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could be one of humanity's best bets to find some form of extraterrestrial ...

A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn.

Averting your gaze when viewing the ringed planet can cause an optical phenomenon that might make you think twice about what ...

Scientists observed that all examined craters are situated within 30 degrees of the equator. This concentrated impact area, ...

A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...

A team of astronomers has uncovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a star located 4,000 light years away from the solar system ...

A new study has claimed that methane gas might be trapped beneath a 9.7-kilometre-thick distinct crust of Saturn's largest ...

According to Schurmeier, methane clathrate is stronger and better insulating than regular water ice. A clathrate crust can keep Titan’s interior warm and make the water ice shell ductile. This implies ...