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 officially has 63 moons, with another 20 currently awaiting confirmation of their discovery and subsequent naming by the International Astronomical Union. The ringed planet has more moons than ...

Scientists continue to learn new things about the planet, its sweeping rings and its many moons Shi En Kim - Reporter Saturn, the second-largest planet in our solar system, is best known for its ...

When you swing a telescope toward Saturn, center it and place your eye to the eyepiece, something magical will happen. There Saturn will sit among the blackness of space, a tiny cartoon world ...

At its closest and brightest, the planet Saturn can be spotted without a telescope between Sept. 20 and 21 Science Photo Library RF/Getty Grab your telescopes, ‘cause the ringed planet is putting on a ...

Saturn could be more visible than typical this weekend for Michigan stargazers. Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun in the solar system, will be in opposition Sunday, Sept. 21 — appearing opposite ...

With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and the second-largest planet in the solar system, after Jupiter. Though ...

Saturn 's satellites differ greatly in their composition, from icy giants with subsurface oceans to small, heavily cratered rocky worlds that look like something straight out of a sci-fi drama. While ...