How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth. How many moons it has: At ...

What’s your favorite planet? Many people pick Saturn, and no wonder. With its spectacular rings and a remarkable moon with its own atmosphere — the enigmatic Titan — Saturn is unique in our solar ...

Saturn officially has 63 moons, with another 20 currently awaiting confirmation of their discovery and subsequent naming by the International Astronomical Union. The ringed planet has more moons than ...

Saturn’s core is an unexpectedly immense mixture of ice, rock, and gas, surprising scientists who are trying to figure out how the planet formed and evolved to the enigmatic world we see today. By ...

Jupiter dominated the night sky in early 2013, but now it shares the spotlight with our solar system’s other gas giant, Saturn, as the ringed world puts on a show in April. The planet reaches its peak ...

The age debate has taken another turn. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The great Saturn ring debate is far from settled, a new ...

When you swing a telescope toward Saturn, center it and place your eye to the eyepiece, something magical will happen. There Saturn will sit among the blackness of space, a tiny cartoon world ...

With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and the second-largest planet in the solar system, after Jupiter. Though ...