Hyperion was the last of Saturn's major satellites to be discovered. It is a small, potato-shaped moon with a spongy-looking texture. Scientists suggest that Hyperion's odd shape is indicative ...

Other Saturnian moons evaded human observation for far longer. The potato-shaped Hyperion wasn't discovered until 1848, followed some 50 years later by Phoebe, which travels around Saturn in the ...

Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discovery of two thirds of Saturn’s known moons ...

A new study proposes that seeding the orb’s underground ocean with microbes might help us learn how to make other worlds ...

Saturn, the giant planet known for its rings, is now being celebrated for having the highest number of moons in the solar system – 145 total, after gaining 62 additional moons in May ...

It hypothesizes that Saturn had an additional moon that enabled gravitational interactions that explains the planet's large wobble. In the process of those interactions, however, the moon spun out ...