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Saturn At Opposition August 1-2, Near Jupiter

When viewed through a telescope, Saturn is our solar system’s most glorious planet. But, to the eye, Saturn isn’t as noticeable as bright Jupiter. Luckily, we’re still less than a...

Saturn’s Cold Blue Hemisphere

Saturn’s year, or 1 trip in its orbit around the sun, is equal to nearly 30 Earth-years. The tilt of Saturn’s axis is 26.7 degrees, fairly close to Earth’s 23.5...

Scientists model Saturn’s interior

New Johns Hopkins University simulations offer an intriguing look into Saturn’s interior, suggesting that a thick layer of helium rain influences the planet’s magnetic field. The models, published this week...

The moon that made Saturn a pushover

Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon, probably helped to cause the ringed planet to start tipping off-kilter long ago. Saturn is tilted with respect to its orbit around the Sun, by a...

Hubble sees changing seasons on Saturn

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers a view of changes in Saturn’s vast and turbulent atmosphere as the planet’s northern hemisphere summer transitions to fall as shown in this...