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Astronomers report that the presence of phosphates on Enceladus, moon of the planet Saturn, has been detected, completing the discovery of all the basic chemical ingredients for life on the moon.
2023-06-14

A new moon of Saturn, S-2019 S 1, is announced, bringing the total number of known moons to 83.
2021-11-16

The planets Jupiter and Saturn appear at their closest in the sky since 1623, in an event known as a great conjunction. The closest approach will occur at 18:22 UTC, when the two planets will be one-tenth of a degree apart; they will appear to be a binary object to the naked eye.
2020-12-21

Kepler 159d, an exoplanet with the same size as Saturn, is discovered by University of Western Ontario student Chris Fox and professor Paul Wiegert.
2018-10-11

Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, is reported to host complex carbon-based molecules. Considered a precursor to life, the compounds were only previously known to exist on Earth and some meteorites.
2018-06-27

After 20 years "floating" the Solar System, the "Cassini" space probe to the Saturn system ends the mission with a controlled fall into the atmosphere of the planet.
2017-09-15

NASA announces Saturn's moon Enceladus has the conditions in its global subsurface ocean to support life.
2017-04-13

Image taken by the Cassini spacecraft from Saturn orbit shows Venus shining like a bright beacon through Saturn’s rings.
2013-03-2

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft observations show that the craters on Saturn’s moon Titan are disappearing.
2013-01-18

NASA scientists discover that Titan, one of Saturn's moons, has the necessary atmosphere to support life.
2010-06-6