The idea that Saturn's rings are young seemed very strange in the context of the solar system's long evolutionary history." ...

The age of the rings that encircle Saturn is under dispute thanks to calculations that show they could have been formed ...

When these collisions take place, the icy particles vaporize, forming charged water molecules that interact with Saturn’s magnetic field; ultimately, falling toward Saturn, where they burn up in ...

If Saturn's rings are older, they are also easier to explain. The Solar System was much more chaotic billions of years ago, ...

In recent years, Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most satellites in our solar system. How many moons does ...

That's ring rain. It turns out, Saturn's magnetic fields are slowly but surely draining away the rings, so we're lucky to visit the rings now, because every 30 minutes, they lose enough water to ...

The vapor expands, cools, and condenses in Saturn's magnetic field to form charged nanoparticles and ions, which are either drawn into Saturn or into its atmosphere. Based on the low rate of ...

The rings of Saturn could be much older than previously believed, possibly as old as the planet itself. In 2004, when NASA's Cassini probe arrived to study Saturn, it discovered that the ice ...

When these collisions take place, the icy particles vaporize, forming charged water molecules that interact with Saturn's magnetic field; ultimately, falling toward Saturn, where they burn up in ...

Footage of Saturn's northern lights taken by the Cassini ... down and collide with a planet's atmosphere via the planet's magnetic field. "Our magnetic field is basically a big shield, and the ...

This gas would then expand, cool and condense within Saturn's magnetic field, producing electrically charged ions and microscopic particles. The simulations then revealed these charged particles ...

participating in resonances with other moons or even influencing Saturn's magnetic field. These irregular moons stand out due to their large, elliptical and inclined orbits, unlike the more common ...