Every year, as July draws to a close, Norio Terada and his fellow oyster farmers submerge hundreds of scallop shells strung on wire rings into the waters of Lake Hamana. The tiny black larvae that ...

For many observers, their first view of Saturn is one they will never forget. The sixth planet is responsible for recruiting many people to both amateur and professional astronomy with its ...

ON a memorable evening in the year 1610 Galileo sat in the tower of his observatory in Florence, and gazed through his newly-invented “perspective glass” at Saturn, which was then regarded as ...

Most of us view Earth as the prettiest planet in our solar system. Look at any photo taken of it from deep space, and it’s the lovely blue marble of our solar system! Many people, including ...

Scientists say a single moon could clear up two cosmic mysteries about Saturn. When Galileo Galilei first peered at Saturn in 1610, the astronomer noted that the planet had what appeared to be "ears.

Peak viewing season for the giant planets continues. Saturn is visible all night, at its best in the late evening. Jupiter rises later and dominates the early morning. Neptune reaches opposition ...

Rome, January 17 - Saturn's rings are younger than previously thought, being born 100 million years ago when the last dinosaurs were dying out on Earth, according to a study led by Rome's Sapienza ...

The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, ranging from tiny moonlets only tens of meters across to enormous Titan, which is larger than the planet Mercury. Saturn has 82 moons with confirmed ...

The month of September marks the beginning of fall for us in the northern hemisphere. This year that will happen at exactly 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. The autumnal and the vernal equinoxes ...

Saturn is best known for two things: its iconic ring structures and its large system of natural satellites. Currently, 146 moons and moonlets have been discovered orbiting the ringed giant, 24 of ...

Saturn's innermost rings are steadily disappearing as they're being sucked up into the planet's upper atmosphere — and scientists are still trying to figure out why, Space.com reports, using the ...

The new modeling was made possible thanks to data collected by NASA’s Cassini probe in September 2017, during its final mission moments when it self-destructed in Saturn’s atmosphere.