Chorus waves, quick bursts of energy known to occur relatively close to Earth and around other planets, were found in an ...

A mysterious six-sided storm at Saturn’s north pole creates a perfect geometric pattern, with winds reaching up to 330 km/h.

This finding has implications for another moon with an ocean, Enceladus, which orbits Saturn. Because of the strong magnetosphere of its host planet, the water on Enceladus is ionized and gets ...

Its magnetosphere is known to change according to the strength of the solar wind—a stream of charged particles from the sun—just as happens around Earth, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus.

In fact, when looking for locations within the solar system where life could thrive, two of the most promising locations are ...