JWST observations of Saturn's atmosphere revealed unprecedented details of its aurora and upper atmosphere, including previously unseen, complex structures. In the ionosphere (1100 km altitude), dark, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered strange "dark beads "above a four-armed star pattern in Saturn's atmosphere. The surprising structures are unlike anything scientists have seen before, ...

Saturn’s moon Titan has always stood out among the celestial bodies in our solar system. It is the only moon with a thick, hazy atmosphere, and it's often compared to a primitive Earth. But now, ...

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope observed dark beads and lopsided star patterns drifting over Saturn’s northern regions. Reading time 3 minutes Saturn already tops the list of the ...

How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth. How many moons it has: At ...

Saturn’s upper atmosphere and ionosphere constitute a complex system in which neutral and charged particles interact under the influence of external energy inputs, internal dynamics and ...

Learn more about the Kepler-51 star system and some of the ''oddball" planets that reside there.

Skywatchers have a rare opportunity to witness a rare six-planet alignment on February 28, 2026. Mercury, Venus, Neptune, ...