New simulations offer an intriguing look into Saturn's interior, suggesting that a thick layer of helium rain influences the planet's magnetic field. New Johns Hopkins University simulations offer an ...
How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth. How many moons it has: At ...
Convulsions in the planet’s interior are picked up in the region known as the C ring, and help scientists understand what lies within. By Robin George Andrews Saturn’s icy rings are not just ...