If you were to pick Saturn out of a lineup you'd probably recognize it by its iconic rings. They're the biggest, brightest rings in our solar system. Extending over 280,000 km from the planet; wide enough to fit 6 Earths in a row. But S…
Astronomers have discovered 20 new moons around Saturn, bringing the total to 82. This outnumbers Jupiter, which previously held the record with 79 moons. One of the new moons has the most distant known orbit around Saturn, and they are all about the …
If you had to identify Saturn out of a crowd, you'd most likely know it by its famous rings. They are our solar system's largest and brightest rings. Extending over 280,000 kilometres from the planet and wide enough to fit six Earths in a …
How can the rotational speed of a whole planet alter in 20 years? That kind of shift takes hundreds of millions of years to occur. The Cassini Mission's discovery of electromagnetic signals that showed that Saturn rotates differently in its …
J1407b, has the largest ring system yet seen – around 200 times larger than Jupiter's (the largest in our solar system). Its host planet is likewise massive: we don't know whether it's a gas giant or a brown dwarf. So far, it's been cl…
Discovered way back in 2015, J1407b boasts the largest ring system we’re ever seen — around 200 times larger than Jupiter’s (the largest in our solar system). The planet that hosts it is equally immense: we don’t exactly know whether it’s a gas …
If you had to identify Saturn out of a crowd, you'd most likely know it by its famous rings. They are our solar system's largest and brightest rings. Extending over 280,000 kilometres from the planet and wide enough to fit six Earths in a row.…
