Aside from Earth, Saturn is probably the most instantly recognizable of the planets in our solar system. It's the only planet with bold, easily visible rings — other planets, such as Uranus, have ...

We’ve already been treated to spectacular black and white closeup images of Saturn, beamed home to Earth by the Cassini spacecraft after it dove between the planet and its rings. Now, we’re getting to ...

These are the highest-resolution color images of any part of Saturn’s rings, to date, showing a portion of the inner-central part of the planet’s B Ring. The view is a mosaic of two images that show a ...

Composite images of Saturn’s rings, taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, have revealed mysterious color variations that hint that the rings could be made of materials from the outer solar system.

The bizarre shapes and diverse colors seen in some of Saturn's moons may now be explained, with the help of data taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft before it plunged to its doom. These moons likely ...

All the hues of Saturn's B Ring pop out in a high-resolution color image sent back by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET.

The poles of Dione as seen by Cassini. The NASA spacecraft took the images making up these new mosaics of Saturn's moon Dione during the vehicle's first ten years exploring the Saturn system. Read the ...

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Storms in space can take many forms. From Jupiter's planet-sized cyclones to Earth's spinning hurricanes, our solar system is filled with raging tempests of all shapes and sizes. But perhaps the most ...

Saturn’s rings are painting its innermost moons. Data from NASA’s now-defunct Cassini spacecraft show that five odd-shaped moons embedded in Saturn’s rings are different colors, and that the hues come ...

Sitting atop Saturn’s north pole is one of the Solar System’s most striking weather patterns: a rotating, color-changing hexagon slightly wider than Earth. A new study shows there’s another hexagon ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The bizarre shapes and diverse colors seen in some of Saturn's moons may now be explained, with ...