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![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/DHfyukSpB9ioM2G5yTEGqC-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.
![a green moon with streaks and pools of darker green on its surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9kLzEXVptTGZ4NjjUvPrdV-320-80.jpg)
Surf's up! Liquid methane waves on Saturn moon Titan may erode shores of alien lakes and rivers
By Rahul Rao published
Saturn's largest moon Titan has been known to have rivers and lakes of methane, but a new study has found that their shorelines may be eroded and shaped by wave activity.
![a close up view of an icy moon of saturn showing deep fissures along its surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DjKJwzoufc5he2vb5xFRA8-320-80.jpg)
'Tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus could reveal if its oceans are habitable
By Robert Lea published
A new model of Enceladus "tiger stripe" fractures and their connection with the moon of Saturn's ice geysers and subsurface oceans could have implications for its ability to support life.
![a small rocky moon with a large crater on its surface orbits a ringed planet](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d24fsa9UAazRNCreEidNHE-320-80.png)
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas may have gotten huge buried ocean from ringed planet's powerful pull
By Robert Lea published
"We may be seeing Mimas at a particularly interesting time."
![An illustration shows Saturn's moon Mimas with the gas giant and Enceladus in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ALJkpdFbXKKiGKBAsTbrRC-320-80.png)
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas may have an ocean scientists never believed could exist
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have made a shock discovery that Saturn's moon Mimas seems to have a liquid ocean beneath its surface, potentially redefining our search for life on alien moons.
![a light grey moon with some craters against a black background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t4ULCaBLfRRABMTqBZ26hb-320-80.jpg)
Rhea: A guide to Saturn's 'rocky snowball' moon
By Robert Lea last updated
Reference Rhea, Saturn's second-largest moon, is a rocky snowball that has its own ring system and a weird "two-faced" surface.
![(Left) A view of saturn's moon Titan taken by cassini (Right) an illustration of the landscape of the large Saturnian moon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/idkawmLWqGQ2tVTxpVdbJM-320-80.png)
Floating 'magic islands' on Saturn's moon Titan may be honeycomb-shaped snow
By Robert Lea published
On Saturn's largest moon, Titan, snows of organic compounds may form glacier-like honeycomb chunks in methane lakes, appearing as floating "magic islands."
![An illustration shows icy plumes blasting out from Saturn’s moon Enceladus.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7VSZgXEXZnMuERGzvU4Sxi-320-80.jpg)
Finding life on Saturn's moon Enceladus might be easier than we thought
By Robert Lea published
Scientists know that the vital ingredients needed for life lurk in oceans beneath the icy shell of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, and they may be closer to the surface than we knew.
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