Saturn is not the only planet with rings, but its rings are the most spectacular and complex. Photo Credit: NASA Saturn has dozens of moons, each with its own unique features.

NASA's incredible Saturn V rocket propelled dozens of humans toward Earth's moon. The rocket's first flight, for the Apollo 4 mission, took place 50 years ago, on Nov. 9, 1967.

Saturn's moons were thrust into the spotlight during the Voyager 1, Voyager 2, Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 flybys in the 1970s and 1980s, but it wasn't until NASA's Cassini mission reached Saturn in ...

QUICK FACTS ABOUT SATURN. 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 ...

A Mosaic of Saturn taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on November 20, 2017. This view is constructed from 42 of those wide-angle shots, taken using the red, ... 5 fast facts about Saturn.

Saturn's rings extend up to 175,000 miles (282,000 km) from the planet. However, they are very thin: The main rings have a height of only 30 feet (10 m), on average, according to NASA.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft is shown diving through the plume of Saturn's moon Enceladus, in 2015, in this photo illustration. REUTERS Cassini is the most sophisticated space probe ever built ...

NASA’s Mission To Saturn Is Over — But These Facts Will Leave You Breathless For a Lifetime. The NASA Cassini Mission to Saturn lasted only 13 years but yielded generations of memories.

Saturn, a gas giant that is 4 billion years old, isn't the only planet with rings – but it does have the most spectacular and complex ones, according to NASA. In 2018, NASA said its Voyager 1 ...

SATURN is notably the most unique among the planets – adorned with thousands of beautiful ringlets. But how many moons does the planet have? And what else should we know about this fascinatin… ...

If you want to get a look at Saturn's iconic rings, you only have 18 months left before they disappear from sight. NASA confirms that the rings will tilt out of view from Earth by 2025, not ...