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The detection of phosphates on Saturn’s moon Enceladus is reported in a paper in Nature. Phosphorus has not previously been detected in oceans beyond those on Earth and this discovery provides a promising step forward in our understanding of ocean worlds. Enceladus is covered by a global ocean underneath an …

The discovery of 62 ‘irregular’ moons orbiting Saturn brings the planet’s total to 145 — and hints at a chaotic past. Jupiter’s brief but glorious reign as the planet with the most moons in our solar system came crashing down this week as scientists confirmed the discovery of 62 new …

Saturn, Mars, Venus and Jupiter are set to line up neatly in the pre-dawn sky later this month in a rare celestial spectacle, astronomers say. Starting April 17, the four planets will appear diagonally, with Jupiter nearest the horizon and Saturn the highest. In the northern hemisphere, they’ll be most …

Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is moving away from its planet a hundred times faster than previously established, according to a new study. The giant moon isn’t alone in this behavior; other moons among the 150 known moons in our solar system are also slowly distancing themselves from the planets they …

Nasa will fly a drone helicopter mission to cost $1bn (£800m) on Saturn’s moon, Titan, in the 2030s. The rotorcraft will visit dozens of promising locations on Titan to investigate the chemistry that could lead to life. Titan plays host to many of the chemical processes that could have sparked …