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![A black and white view of a portion of a world from which plumes radiate out.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gqMBdz6ZZmSgqjNDkN5mfY-320-80.jpg)
There's a weird, disappearing dark spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus
By Monisha Ravisetti published
"After staring at dozens and dozens of image pairs, she found something interesting."
![an illustration showing a close up of Saturn and its rings with a small spacecraft orbiting around it](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RfbFRGQRmUvznXWXsJHkbF-320-80.jpg)
We might have been completely wrong about the origin of Saturn's rings, new study claims
By Patrick Pester published
Computer modeling suggests Saturn's rings are billions of years older than previous research suggests — but the new findings are up for debate.
![A large green sphere covered by a green mist a ringed sphere is visible in the background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q7cvz3d4a3y3beNuJT9XUn-320-80.jpg)
Saturn's moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there?
By Robert Lea published
A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's vast subsurface ocean.
![An image of Saturn](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bKSGQCxEH3n9ZxweXjvw2a-320-80.jpg)
Saturn at opposition: How to see the ringed planet at its biggest and brightest this week
By Gretchen Rundorff published
Saturn will enter opposition on Sept. 7 and 8, orbiting on the opposite side of Earth as the sun. Here's everything you need to know to spot Saturn at its peak size and brightness this week.
![a pale gas giant, cut by the shadow of its rings hangs in black space, a large wispy storm in its northern hemisphere.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TLNt6tsfqLGSeSYsA83ioZ-320-80.jpg)
Saturn's planet-wide storms driven by seasonal heating, Cassini probe reveals
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Saturn pumps into space varying amounts of heat based on its seasons, which drives planet-wide storms, data from NASA's Cassini mission has revealed.
![An image of Saturn's "tiger striped" moon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TT68FP74C77E66bEH5Siqm-320-80.jpg)
Enormous 'San Andreas fault' on Saturn's moon could help reveal signs of alien life
By Robert Lea published
Huge "tiger stripe" fault lines seen on Saturn's moon Enceladus raise hopes that a "long-lived" ocean containing potential alien life may lurk beneath the moon's icy shell.
![An illustration shows Saturn's moon 'Death Star' moon Mimas with the gas giant and Enceladus in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wGYLCyxcfqSdMUq6FUezzT-320-80.jpg)
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas may have an underground ocean scientists never believed could exist
By Robert Lea published
A new study of Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas finds evidence of a young, underground ocean that may be hospitable to early forms of life.
![An artist's rendition of Titan's landscape features a hazy atmosphere, dark dunes, and mirror-smooth lakes and seas that resemble Earth's. On these bodies of liquid hydrocarbons, new research suggests that the appearance of "magic islands" may be caused by floating organic solids.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kZ7HySpC8nHJv7CB8qYEZT-320-80.jpg)
Mysterious 'magic' islands that come and go on Saturn's moon Titan finally have an explanation
By Briley Lewis published
Bright spots that appear and vanish on Saturn's moon Titan have a seemingly simple explanation — they're floating chunks of frozen organic material.
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