Saturn's iconic rings make it one of the most recognizable planets in our solar system. Live Science breaks down everything researchers know about this beautiful gas giant, from what Saturn's rings are made of to what's inside the planet's core. In the latest Saturn news, features and articles, our expert writers and editors also report on Saturn's many moons, including why its inner moons are shaped like ravioli and potatoes, how Saturn's "Death Star" moon could have a secret underground ocean, and why methane wafting from "tiger stripes" on a Saturn moon could be a sign of alien life.
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Saturn's largest moon may actually be 2 moons in 1 — and helped birth the planet's iconic ringsA new study hints that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, was created around 400 million years ago, when two massive moons smashed into each other. This hypothesis could also help to solve several other mysteries surrounding other moons and the planet's iconic rings.
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Saturn's largest moon may be riddled with 'slushy tunnels' that contain alien life, new study hintsDecades ago, a spacecraft suggested Saturn's largest moon, Titan, had an ocean. New observations suggest that the liquid may look more like slush.
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Scientists find best evidence yet that icy moon Enceladus is habitableAn ocean flowing beneath the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus is spewing ice that holds the building blocks of life.
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Saturn will be at its biggest and brightest on Sept. 21 — here's how to see itIn a once-a-year event, Saturn is about to reach opposition, with the ringed planet appearing its best and brightest as it approaches its closest point to Earth.
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There's liquid on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. But something's missing and scientists are confusedScientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely lacking in river deltas, a new study suggests.
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Saturn: Facts about the ringed planetDiscover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.
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There's a weird, disappearing dark spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus"After staring at dozens and dozens of image pairs, she found something interesting."
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We might have been completely wrong about the origin of Saturn's rings, new study claimsComputer modeling suggests Saturn's rings are billions of years older than previous research suggests — but the new findings are up for debate.
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Saturn's moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there?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.
