Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

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Atlas: Discovered ... of Mimas", according to NASA Science. Hyperion was the last of Saturn's major satellites to be discovered. It is a small, potato-shaped moon with a spongy-looking texture.

The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...

A theory involving a "mushy zone" of ice along the moon’s fissures could explain the enormous plumes erupting from its south ...

Saturn just solidified its title as ‘moon king’ with an updated tally of 274 satellites orbiting the gas giant. The ...

NASA is back with its monthly update of what to look out for in the night sky over the coming weeks. And there's plenty to ...

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team of astronomers led by Edward Ashton at the Academia ...

27, 2025 — Scientists have performed laboratory experiments to better understand how Saturn's moon Titan can maintain ... making Mimas a ... NASA's Hubble Watches 'Spoke Season' on Saturn ...

The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision about 100 million years ago.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Enceladus, Saturn's moon, exhibits geysers that may originate from a "mushy zone" within its icy shell rather than a subsurface ocean. This zone forms through ...