Saturn’s rings aren’t just a beautiful adornment — scientists can use the feature to understand what’s happening deep inside the planet. By using the famous rings like a seismograph, scientists ...

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A team of astrophysicists looking at data from the Cassini spacecraft’s tour of Saturn have estimated a new size for the planet’s core. Studying gravitational effects on the icy rings, the team ...

While astronomers often rely on the gravitational pull of a planet to determine the size and makeup of its core, there are other ways to make those guesstimates. In the case of Saturn, for example, ...

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A new paper suggests Saturn’s core is more like a fluid than a solid, and makes up more of the planet’s interior than we thought. With its massive rings stretching out 175,000 miles in diameter, ...

Saturn’s icy rings are not just aesthetically wondrous marvels. One of them also records a beautiful planetary soundtrack. The planet’s interior, concealed beneath a shroud of mostly hydrogen gas, ...

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Our solar system is full of wonders, like the beauty of Saturn’s rings. But these rings aren’t static — recent research shows that they are gently jiggling. Astronomers from the California Institute ...

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The findings might challenge established models of the formation of gas giants. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Saturn's rings ...

A rippling detected within the rings around Saturn has helped scientists determine that the giant planet may be "fuzzy" at its core. Previously, researchers believed Saturn's core was rocky. But data ...