Rings form from solid bodies coming too close to a planet. There is a range called the Roche limit: Within the limit, the ...

Saturn's rings ... to end up with something so clean,” Kempf said. Still, to test their hypothesis, Kempf and his researchers needed dust. For this, they relied on the late Cassini spacecraft, one of ...

Saturn’s rings are ... dust builds up around the rings, which would then offer clues on their age – much “like telling how old a house is by running your finger along its surfaces ...

New research suggests that as Mimas' orbit around Saturn became less flattened, or less "eccentric" due to the ringed planet's pull, its icy shell ... due to tidal heating. However, the ocean ...

Most of the news about plastic concerns garbage, which ends up in the oceans and even the human body, but plastic creates astounding amounts of atmosphere-warming gases long before it's ever even ...

Saturn has 146 confirmed ... Jupiter's moon Europa also has an ocean that spans the entire moon underneath its icy crust. Ice grains on Europa float up above the surface, and some scientists ...

Only two planets – Mars and Saturn – are somewhat easier targets. Mars continues to stubbornly lift up above the east-southeast ... pick in our best beginner's telescope guide.

Repeatedly heating up ... and children’s online safety took a notable step forward this week as House and Senate leaders unveiled bipartisan proposals and started ramping up their consideration ...

Bay Area deathcore band Rings of Saturn are finally in the news for a reason that doesn’t involve the antics of Lucas Mann, or the band arguing with fans about turning instrumental-only. The band’s ...