Discovered by William Herschel in 1789, Saturn’s icy moon Mimas is 246 miles in diameter and orbits just outside the visible rings. It has an enormous impact crater, discovered in 1980 and named in ...

Planetary scientists don’t care about Mimas, Saturn’s smallest moon. Sure, its massive Herschel crater might make it look like the “Death Star” space station from Star Wars, but it’s ...

Scientists have found complex carbon-based molecules in the waters of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Compounds like this have only previously been found on Earth, and in some meteorites. They are ...

Although Saturn and the moon will be low in the sky when the occultation starts, they will be easily visible when the event ...

Feb. 7, 2024 — Saturn's moon Mimas harbors a global ocean beneath its icy shell, discovered through analysis of its orbit by Cassini spacecraft data. This ocean formed just 5-15 million years ...

The planet's iconic rings are visible in striking detail. An Astrophotographer has released a stunning video of Saturn emerging from behind the Moon. Andrew McCarthy's 1.03-minute clip, posted to ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Oct. 14, 2024, the moon is 12 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 86% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in ...

According to NASA, you should be able to see Saturn's bright moon Titan and its rings through any telescope (preferably one with an aperture of 6 inches/150mm or larger). However, warns the space ...

The Moon will be in conjunction with Saturn on September 17 and Jupiter on September 18. This means the celestial bodies will come in proximity to each other in such a way that they have the same ...

Four planets will be visible to the naked eye, depending on where you live Joined by the hunter's moon will be four planets: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, according to Space.com. They will all ...

Here's everything you need to know to see the moon as it occults, or passes completely in front of, the bright planet Saturn tonight. The year's first supermoon is also the third full moon in a ...

The Dominican Republic has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 44th nation to join the United States' moon-exploration coalition. China has revealed the design of its moonwalking spacesuit ...