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This false-colored image, captured by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, shows rings around a young star named HD163296 (not the sun).

The sun used to have rings like Saturn

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Before Earth and the other planets in our solar system existed, the sun may have been surrounded by giant rings of dust similar to Saturn's, according to a new study.

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An illustration depicts Titan's dense yellowish atmosphere above a river of methane on the moon surface

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.

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The rings of Saturn, seen here in an archival photo from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, may hold clues into the planet's soupy, mushy core, scientists say.

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.

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Look up! Saturn shines bright, shows off rings as it reaches opposition.

By Doris Elin Urrutia published

Starting Monday (Aug. 2), you can find Saturn shining in the sky as part of a celestial phenomenon called opposition.

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An image of Saturn's moon Enceladus, taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Methane in plume of Saturn's moon Enceladus 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.

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NASA envisions a potential future mission could bring a sample from Saturn's moon Titan, powering its return flight with hydrocarbons from the moon's surface methane lakes.

Scientists ponder how to get samples from Saturn's weird moon Titan

By Tereza Pultarova published

A concept of a sample-return mission to Saturn's moon Titan envisions using local lakes of hydrocarbons as a source of fuel to power the trip home.

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An artist's depiction of a sea on Saturn's moon Titan.

Largest sea on Saturn's mysterious moon Titan could be more than 1,000 feet deep

By Elizabeth Howell published

Data from one of Cassini's last flybys of Titan probed the depths of Kraken Mare to better understand the moon's alien chemistry.

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On Dec. 21, sky gazers looking just above the horizon will see Saturn and Jupiter appearing very close to one another.

Saturn and Jupiter to almost 'kiss' this winter solstice

By Laura Geggel published

From Earth's perspective, Jupiter and Saturn will appear a moon's distance apart on Dec. 21.

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Six images of Saturn's moon Titan that incorporate 13 years of data gathered by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Saturn's moon Titan has a weird organic chemical in its atmosphere

By Meghan Bartels published

Saturn's moon Titan just keeps getting weirder — and more tantalizing when it comes to scientists' hopes for life beyond Earth.

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An artist's depiction of the Enceladus Orbilander mission concept.

If we want to find life on Saturn's moon Enceladus, we need to rule out Earthly hitchhikers

By Meghan Bartels published

Want to find life in an exotic corner of the solar system like Saturn's icy moon Enceladus?

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