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![An illustration depicts Titan's dense yellowish atmosphere above a river of methane on the moon surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wqh3mv3xM3rdQP9S2xR9fQ-320-80.jpg)
Moon-in-a-jar recreates the hazy atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A new experiment recreated Titan in small glass cylinders.
![This Cassini image reveals the northern hemisphere of Saturn as it nears its summer solstice.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/36ExTUvdbUc4w7kZ7d4zpA-320-80.jpeg)
Saturn's rippling rings point to massive, soupy core hidden inside
By Tereza Pultarova published
Scientists used Saturn's famous rings as a seismograph to study processes in the planet's interior. The researchers found its core is like a soup consisting of rocks, ices and metallic fluids.
![This animation is a compilation of Hubble Space Telescope images that show Saturn's changing appearance during the end of the summer season in its northern hemisphere. The images were taken in 2018, 2019 and 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R44WEqB9PmWyFg5zaSg9yi-320-80.gif)
Look up! Saturn shines bright, shows off rings as it reaches opposition.
By Doris Elin Salazar published
Starting Monday (Aug. 2), you can find Saturn shining in the sky as part of a celestial phenomenon called opposition.
![With its global ocean, unique chemistry and internal heat, Enceladus has become a promising lead in our search for worlds where life could exist.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qRFmqVx9KJHNNzi5uedUPN-320-80.jpg)
Methane wafting from 'tiger stripes' on Saturn moon could be sign of alien life, study suggests
By Mike Wall published
The methane wafting from Enceladus may be a sign that life teems in the Saturn moon's subsurface sea, a new study reports.
![NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this natural-color view of Saturn's north pole at a distance of approximately 611,000 miles (984,000 kilometers) away, on July 22, 2013.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/auoccn9cwTTSXQ9MUxKA7Q-320-80.jpg)
Subsurface vortexes may have created Saturn's mysterious hexagon
By Doris Elin Salazar published
Two researchers investigated the dynamics of Saturn's churning atmosphere to figure out what sorts of planetary fluid dynamics are creating its mystifying hexagon.
![A high-res, colorful view of Saturn's Hexagon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jY37BrDTVEftLTsEmgE6jJ-320-80.gif)
Weird Saturn hexagon covered in 'sandwich-like' layers of haze
By Chelsea Gohd published
There's an extensive system of haze layers in the bizarre hexagon on Saturn, a new study has found.
![An image from NASA's Cassini probe, taken Sept. 23, 2006, shows a pair of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y35GSQEfAUmgehye7gQLZ9-320-80.jpg)
Saturn's weird, Earth-like moon just failed a key test for alien life
By Rafi Letzter published
Life on Earth likely began with the bubble-like membranes that surround our cells. Similar membranes probably wouldn't form on Titan, according to quantum mechanics.
![With its global ocean, unique chemistry and internal heat, Enceladus has become a promising lead in our search for worlds where life could exist.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qRFmqVx9KJHNNzi5uedUPN-320-80.jpg)
Weird 'Tiger Stripes' on Icy Saturn Moon Enceladus Finally Explained
By Chelsea Gohd published
New research solves some of the mysteries of the "tiger stripes" on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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