
Saturn - Science@NASA
May 22, 2025 · Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in our solar system. Saturn is a massive ball made mostly of hydrogen and helium. It's surrounded by a …
Saturn Facts - Science@NASA
Apr 21, 2025 · Saturn has the second-shortest day in the solar system. One day on Saturn takes only 10.7 hours (the time it takes for Saturn to rotate or spin around once), and Saturn makes …
Saturn Exploration - Science@NASA
Apr 21, 2025 · July 1, 2004: NASA's Cassini spacecraft becomes the first to orbit Saturn, beginning a decade-long mission that revealed many secrets and surprises about Saturn and …
About the Planets - Science@NASA
May 28, 2025 · Our solar system has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There are five officially recognized dwarf planets in our solar system: …
Saturn Moons - Science@NASA
Mar 12, 2025 · Saturn's moons range in size from larger than the planet Mercury – the giant moon Titan – to as small as a sports arena. The small moon Enceladus has a global ocean under a …
NASA Science Missions
Jun 12, 2025 · NASA Science Fleet Chart. NASA Science missions circle the Earth, the Sun, the Moon, Mars, and many other destinations within our Solar System, including spacecraft that …
Solar System Exploration - Science@NASA
Apr 28, 2025 · The solar system has one star, eight planets, five dwarf planets, at least 290 moons, more than 1.3 million asteroids, and about 3,900 comets.
Saturn - Science@NASA
May 26, 2004 · As NASA's Cassini spacecraft hurtles toward a July 1, 2004 rendezvous with Saturn, the Hubble Space Telescope continues snapping breathtaking pictures of the solar …
Overview - NASA Science
Nov 3, 2024 · Cassini changed all that. It began the first in-depth, up-close study of Saturn and its system of rings and moons in 2004. It became the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn, beginning a …
Saturn - NASA Science
May 22, 2025 · The globe of Saturn, seen here in natural color, is reminiscent of a holiday ornament in this wide-angle view from... NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this view of …