Two of Saturn's icy moons are clearly visible in this exposure: Mimas at right and Enceladus at the bottom. This image is taken as part of the Outer Planets Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) project.
The planets and moons then all rotate in the same direction. But only a few moons in our solar system were likely created this way. Scientists predict that Jupiter's and Saturn's inner moons ...
Astronomers who study the gas giant planets of Saturn and Jupiter are in a close competition to see who can discover more moons — and it's anybody's game. At this point, ringed Saturn has the ...