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Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

Credit: Mashable "No spacecraft has ever been this close to Saturn before. We could only rely on predictions, based on our experience with Saturn's other rings, of what we thought this gap between ...

On April 26th, NASA will send Cassini on its first dive, bringing it closer to Saturn than the planet’s rings, and far closer ... making a total of 22 close shaves of the planet, sending back ...

according to NASA. Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable "These close views represent the opening of an entirely new window onto Saturn's rings, and over the next few months we look ...

As Saturn approaches its spring and fall positions, however, these remarkably thin rings “close down” and become quite difficult to see from Earth. Right now is one of those times. We crossed ...

The thin, outermost ring in the photo is composed of particles shepherded by the gravity of two moons orbiting around it.

When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an ...

Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, captivates scientists with its massive size, stunning rings, and diverse moons ... Pressure becomes extremely fierce close to the center of the planet ...