Saturn

Earth's Moon
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Saturn
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The Solar System
A Meteor Shower and the Moon Near the Pleiades See Saturn at opposition, catch the Orionid meteor shower, and watch the Moon pass close to the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Skywatching Highlights Transcript Saturn takes center stage, a meteor shower lights up the sky, and the Moon visits the Seven Sisters. That’s […]
Posted October 1, 2026
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Saturn
The Solar System
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observes a giant, evolving, 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn’s south pole.
Posted September 2, 2026
Earth's Moon
Neptune
Saturn
Skywatching
Skywatching Tips
The Solar System
Venus
Brilliant Venus and a Harvest Moon Use the Moon to find Antares and the Teapot, spot brilliant Venus, welcome the equinox, and see the Harvest Moon near Saturn and Neptune. Skywatching Highlights Transcript The Moon joins a tea party… Venus cranks up the brightness… the seasons officially change… and the Harvest Moon meets up with […]
Posted September 1, 2026
Comets
Earth's Moon
Mars
Rings of Saturn
Saturn
Skywatching
Skywatching Tips
The Milky Way
The Solar System
Uranus
A predawn Moon-and-planets meetup, a returning comet, a great chance to see the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings at a new angle. Skywatching Highlights Transcript An early morning hangout with the Moon and planets, a comet swings by, prime time for the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings shine at a new angle. That’s What’s Up […]
Posted July 2, 2026
Saturn
Saturn’s icy rings glow in this infrared view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on March 25, 2026. Combining this image with another that NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured – also released on the same day – provides scientists with a richer, more layered understanding of the gas giant’s atmosphere. In Webb’s infrared image, […]
Posted March 25, 2026
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Astrophysics
Jupiter
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Planets
Saturn
Science & Research
Sonifications
The Solar System
Uranus
In late February, people in the Northern Hemisphere can look up for a special sight: six planets will all be visible from clear and dark night skies. New sonifications from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released Feb. 25 will help commemorate this latest “planetary parade.” Because the planets in our solar system travel around the Sun […]
Posted February 25, 2026
Titan
Astrobiology
Cassini
Deep Space Network
Dragonfly
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Saturn
Saturn Moons
A key discovery from NASA’s Cassini mission in 2008 was that Saturn’s largest moon Titan may have a vast water ocean below its hydrocarbon-rich surface. But reanalysis of mission data suggests a more complicated picture: Titan’s interior is more likely composed of ice, with layers of slush and small pockets of warm water that form […]
Posted December 17, 2025
Cassini
Astrobiology
Enceladus
Saturn
Saturn Moons
Researchers dove deep into information gathered from the ice grains that were collected during a close and super-fast flyby through a plume of Saturn’s icy moon. A new analysis of data from NASA’s Cassini mission found evidence of previously undetected organic compounds in a plume of ice particles ejected from the ocean that lies under […]
Posted November 19, 2025
Astrobiology
Planets
Saturn
Saturn Moons
The Solar System
Titan
NASA research has shown that cell-like compartments called vesicles could form naturally in the lakes of Saturn’s moon Titan. Titan is the only world apart from Earth that is known to have liquid on its surface. However, Titan’s lakes and seas are not filled with water. Instead, they contain liquid hydrocarbons like ethane and methane.  […]
Posted July 14, 2025
Dragonfly
Missions
NASA Directorates
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Planets
Saturn
Saturn Moons
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
When it descends through the thick golden haze on Saturn’s moon Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft will find eerily familiar terrain. Dunes wrap around Titan’s equator. Clouds drift across its skies. Rain drizzles. Rivers flow, forming canyons, lakes and seas.  But not everything is as familiar as it seems.
Posted May 22, 2025
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