Saturn’s moon Titan has always stood out among the celestial bodies in our solar system. It is the only moon with a thick, ...

New research reveals more about why Saturn's large moon tilts, a puzzle that has intrigued scientists for decades.

The magnetic pole axis and spin axis on Saturn are aligned. NASA, ESA, J. Clarke (Boston University), and Z. Levay. Saturn’s ethereal halo is made up of the fragments of an icy moon.

Astronomers have suspected before that Saturn’s axial tilt comes from gravitational interactions with its outer companion, Neptune, because Saturn’s tilt precesses, like a spinning top, at nearly the ...

Saturn's bulk rotation period is not expected to have changed appreciably over the past few decades, ... A. Windy clues to Saturn's spin. Nature 460, 582–583 (2009). https: ...

Saturn's tilt precesses — that is, shifts over time, much like how a spinning top leans back and forth before it falls over — at nearly the same rate as the orbit of Neptune. This link is due ...

These images of Saturn's rings spinning gently around the planet were taken by Voyager 2 in 1981. Its twin, Voyager 1, had passed the gas giant a few months earlier.

Saturn's rings could have been formed by a missing moon that smashed into the planet around 160 million years ago, scientists believe. The absent moon, called Chrysalis, might also explain why the ...

“Saturn is a spinning top, and how quickly that spinning top is rotating is in sync with how quickly Neptune’s orbit is spinning around,” Brynna Downey, ...

Why does the Earth spin? Sara H., age 5, New Paltz, New York A globe was the first thing I ever bought with my own money. I was maybe 5 years old, and I was really excited to take it home.

An aurora forms on the South Pole of Saturn caused in part by the planet’s magnetosphere. The magnetic pole axis and spin axis on Saturn are aligned. NASA, ESA, J. Clarke (Boston ...