Saturn's rings might have formed 100 million years ago when one of its icy moons was ripped apart by the planet's gravity.

Saturn Gains 128 New Moons, Bringing Its Total to 274. The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s history.

There will be several chances to see the shadow of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, pass across the ringed planet's Earth-facing ...

Or Saturn may have captured more objects into its orbit than Jupiter. Or Saturn’s moons may have been on orbits that were more likely to overlap and collide, producing smaller, irregular moons.

In recent years, Saturn and Jupiter have been in a moon race of their own. In 2019, Saturn took the lead with 20 new natural satellites, bringing its tally up to 82.Then Jupiter surged ahead to 92 ...

Saturn and two of its moons, Tethys and Dione, photographed by Voyager 1 on November 3, 1980. NASA/JPL-Caltech Saturn just solidified its title as ‘moon king’ with an updated tally of 274 ...

Saturn has 274 moons in total. Its largest one, Titan, is seen in orbit in this photo. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute) Social Sharing.

Saturn's famous rings and some of its icy moons may have formed only about 100 million years ago — after most of the dinosaurs roamed the Earth, a new study suggests.

Saturn itself is some 4.5 billion years old, the same age as all the other planets in our solar system. This means that for most of its existence, Saturn was probably without its stunning rings.

Saturn may top the moon leaderboard today, but its title likely depends on additional moons around outlying planets being too hard to see, according to Jewitt. Accounting for the distance handicap ...

Each month, a full moon lights up the night sky—but this July brings a special sight for stargazers. The full Buck Moon will ...

Saturn has more than 60 moons, but those nearest to the planet interact closely with its main band of rings. Between December 2016 and April 2017, Cassini passed close to five of these ring ...