So how many rings does Saturn have, anyway? If you can see them from your backyard, there must be a lot, right?
Saturn’s rings are one of the jewels of the Solar System, but it seems that their time is short and their existence fleeting. A new study suggests the rings are between 400 million and 100 ...
Saturn’s rings are not only the planet's most iconic features, but also rank among its most enigmatic aspects. Scientists aren’t quite sure how the rings formed in the first place. The rings ...
NASA has been given the go-ahead to send a flying drone-like lander to explore Titan, the largest of Saturn’s 146 moons.
Footage of Saturn's northern lights taken by the Cassini spacecraft in September 2007 An astronomer is set to use the most powerful telescope ever created to get a "game-changing" view of Saturn's ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
Two projects will look at the auroras of these distant giant planets to discover what processes make them tick. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to begin investigating the spectacular ...
A newsletter briefing on the intersection of technology and politics. Happy Thursday! Repeatedly heating up and cooling down the same food can cause it to spoil. What about privacy negotiations?
Manila: An escalating diplomatic row and recent maritime run-ins between China and the Philippines, a US treaty ally, have made the highly strategic South China Sea a potential flashpoint between ...
Last November, the Voyager 1 spacecraft began sending gibberish radio signals back to Earth. Engineers have now identified the problem, but trying to repair a 46-year-old device on a craft 24 ...
If you're saving money for a large expense - like the down payment on a new home or a vacation - you're facing a challenge. Today's inflation rate is pretty high. And if you don't earn a return ...