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Saturn Moons

Saturn has 82 moons. Fifty-three moons are confirmed and named and another 29 moons are awaiting confirmation of discovery and official naming. Saturn's moons range in size from larger than the planet Mercury — the giant moon Titan — to as small as a sports arena. The moons shape, contribute and also collect material from Saturn's rings and magnetosphere.

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Enceladus is Saturn's sixth largest moon, but it's one of the most scientifically compelling bodies in our solar system.

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan has an earthlike cycle of liquids flowing across its surface.

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To most of us, dust is an annoyance. But these tiny particles that float about and settle on surfaces play an important role across the solar system.

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10 Things: Dust in the Wind (on Mars and Well Beyond)

From deep below the soil at Earth’s polar regions to Pluto’s frozen heart, ice exists all over the solar system...and beyond.

Frozen: Ice on Earth and Well Beyond

Frozen: Ice on Earth and Well Beyond

NASA-funded scientists have discovered shaded locations within pits on the Moon that always hover around a comfortable 63 F.

NASA's LRO Finds Lunar Pits Harbor Comfortable Temperatures

NASA's LRO Finds Lunar Pits Harbor Comfortable Temperatures

This page showcases our resources for those interested in learning more about Saturn and Titan.

Saturn and Titan Resources

Saturn and Titan Resources

This February’s calendar has lots of twos. There was 02-02-2022 and now 02-22-2022 – which some people are calling “Twosday.”

10 Things in Space That Come in Twos

10 Things in Space That Come in Twos

The Next Full Moon is the Wolf Moon, Ice Moon, the Moon after Yule, and the Old Moon.

Full Moon Guide: January - February 2022

Full Moon Guide: January - February 2022

Our 2021 round-up of NASA planetary science is packed with the year’s most spectacular images, ground-breaking discoveries, and incredible mission events.

NASA Planetary Science Highlights: 2021

NASA Planetary Science Highlights: 2021

Finding plumes at Europa is an exciting prospect, but scientists warn it’ll be tricky, even from up close.

Are Water Plumes Spraying from Europa? NASA's Europa Clipper is on the Case

Are Water Plumes Spraying from Europa? NASA's Europa Clipper is on the Case

The camera aboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft imaged Saturn on Oct. 13, 2021.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Images Saturn

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Images Saturn

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has completed this year's grand tour of the outer solar system.

Hubble's Grand Tour of the Outer Solar System

Hubble's Grand Tour of the Outer Solar System

At Thanksgiving gatherings, food is shared, leftovers are coveted, and different people have different specialties. Interplanetary missions are similar, but with spaceship parts instead of potatoes or pie.

Giving and Receiving: A Mission Tradition

Giving and Receiving: A Mission Tradition

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson laid out the path forward for early Artemis missions that will pave the way for lunar surface missions.

NASA Outlines Challenges, Progress for Artemis Moon Missions

NASA Outlines Challenges, Progress for Artemis Moon Missions

JPL's lucky peanuts are an unofficial tradition at big mission events.

What Are JPL's Lucky Peanuts?

What Are JPL's Lucky Peanuts?

In 2023, NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land near the western edge of the Nobile Crater at the Moon’s South Pole.

NASA's Artemis Rover to Land Near Nobile Region of Moon's South Pole

NASA's Artemis Rover to Land Near Nobile Region of Moon's South Pole

The rover will be delivered to the Moon's surface in late 2023. VIPER is the first resource-mapping mission on the surface of another celestial body.

NASA to Announce Landing Site for Artemis Lunar Robotic Rover

NASA to Announce Landing Site for Artemis Lunar Robotic Rover

The Next Full Moon is the Harvest Moon, the Fruit Moon, the Barley Moon, and the Corn Moon.

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Full Moon Guide: September - October 2021

Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Saturn on Aug. 25, 1981. The mission revealed a planet so phenomenal scientists had to go back.

40 Years On, Remembering Voyager's Legacy at Saturn

40 Years On, Remembering Voyager's Legacy at Saturn

The shadows cast by the roughness of the Moon’s surface create small cold spots for water ice to accumulate even during the harsh lunar daytime.

NASA Study Highlights Importance of Surface Shadows in Moon Water Puzzle

NASA Study Highlights Importance of Surface Shadows in Moon Water Puzzle

For the first time, astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede.

Hubble Finds First Evidence of Water Vapor at Jupiter's Moon Ganymede

Hubble Finds First Evidence of Water Vapor at Jupiter's Moon Ganymede

NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter's moon Europa.

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The next full Moon goes by many names including the Buck Moon.

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Researchers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland have imagined a new, early-stage concept for a lander to Saturn’s moon Titan.

Glenn Researchers Study New, Futuristic Concept to Explore Titan

Glenn Researchers Study New, Futuristic Concept to Explore Titan

A technique for scanning Mars rocks for microscopic fossils is also being developed to hunt for microbes on Enceladus, Titan, and Europa.

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A proposed mission called Io Volcano Observer (IVO) would visit Jupiter’s moon Io, which is a true volcanic wonderland.

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Io Volcano Observer: Following the Heat and Hunting Clues to Planet Evolution

Hubble is giving astronomers a view of changes in Saturn’s vast and turbulent atmosphere as the planet’s northern hemisphere summer transitions to fall.

Hubble Sees Changing Seasons on Saturn

Hubble Sees Changing Seasons on Saturn