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A study has found new organic molecules on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Scientists say that increases the chance it’s habitable

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

A view of Saturn from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope

Study suggests Saturn’s rings could be 4.5 billion years old just like the planet

New research suggests that Saturn's rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Jupiter and Saturn are seen coming together in the night sky, over the sails of Brill windmill, for what is known as the Great Conjunction, on December 20, 2020 in Brill, England. The planetary conjunction is easily visible in the evening sky and will culminate on the night of December 21. This is the closest the planets have appeared for nearly 800 years. Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images

Jupiter, Saturn will appear to merge in night sky for the first time in centuries

Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The Dragonfly rotorcraft will be able to fly over 100 miles to multiple locations on Saturn's moon, Titan. Image by NASA

This drone will fly on one of Saturn’s moons. Here’s the woman leading the mission

Planetary scientist Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle breaks down NASA's upcoming mission to Saturn's moon, Titan, to learn about how early life may develop.

By Jamie Leventhal

Saturn's icy moon Rhea passes in front of Titan as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in 2009. Image by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

WATCH: NASA charts course to Saturn’s moon Titan with ‘Dragonfly’ mission

The American space agency plans to announce details of the new expedition from its headquarters on Thursday.

By Nsikan Akpan

Let Cassini live forever with these desktop and smartphone wallpapers

By Julia Griffin

After 20 years and 5 billion miles traveled, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will plummet Friday into Saturn, but you can keep the mission alive with these NewsHour-crafted backgrounds for your computers and smartphones.

Why NASA’s Cassini will take a fiery swan dive into Saturn

By PBS News Hour

Some 800 million miles away, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has orbited Saturn and captured images of its rings and icy moons. After nearly 5 billion miles traveled and 20 years of sending revealing data from the gas giant, Cassini is winding…

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Analysis: Why NASA’s Cassini probe had to be destroyed

By Fedor Kossakovski

The death of NASA's Cassini spacecraft is a matter of life or… well…life.

NASA: Ocean on Saturn moon contains ‘almost all’ known ingredients for supporting life

By Andrew Wagner

NASA reveals compelling evidence for hydrothermal vents on Saturn's moon Enceladus.

See close-up photos of geysers on Saturn’s moon

By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins

Haunting and detailed pictures of Saturn’s moon Enceladus are being released by NASA today after an October 28 flyby in which the Cassini spacecraft skimmed by only about 30 miles above the moon’s surface.