The Unique Characteristics of Planet Saturn | Our Solar System's Planets

Almost everything you could want to know about the sixth planet to the Sun, Saturn. Real HD photos and videos taken by the Cassini probe. We discuss the orbit, atmosphere, rings, and general physical characteristics of Saturn, and a lot more.
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  • @astrumspace
    @astrumspace3 жыл бұрын

    So, while this is a remaster of a very old video, I've changed so much of it that it's basically a brand new video. Enjoy!

  • @N1ceDreamsz

    @N1ceDreamsz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see you updating old videos, weather it be quality or information. Or both 👍

  • @faihu

    @faihu

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @shaund2635

    @shaund2635

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video, I've been watching your content for quite a while now and honestly can never wait for the next one. Keep it up and thanks again!! 👍

  • @Quickened1

    @Quickened1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@shaund2635 ... you must wait, you have no choice...

  • @shaund2635

    @shaund2635

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Quickened1 Lol I know, it's okay really. Just makes for better watching when the next one drops 😉

  • @saturn9334
    @saturn93343 жыл бұрын

    thank you all for the nice compliments!.. i am sorry about Casinni, it was not on purpose :(

  • @SFSAtlas

    @SFSAtlas

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's ok

  • @drobnoxius9483

    @drobnoxius9483

    3 жыл бұрын

    We forgive you saturn

  • @LordiusGrug

    @LordiusGrug

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol no worries 💛

  • @oofpoofer8441

    @oofpoofer8441

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its alright! You coulda kept it in your orbit though. :(

  • @NinO.O

    @NinO.O

    3 жыл бұрын

    Saturn, met me, your twin but i have bigger ring

  • @jonathanallard2128
    @jonathanallard21283 жыл бұрын

    How can anyone not feel awe when presented with images of mighty Saturn? So big, majestic and beautiful. Always was my favorite of planets.

  • @attacktitan09

    @attacktitan09

    3 жыл бұрын

    Those are 16yr who play among us for whole day

  • @saturn7008

    @saturn7008

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @jonathanallard2128

    @jonathanallard2128

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@saturn7008 yw babe

  • @cyanball654

    @cyanball654

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @paulgibbon5991

    @paulgibbon5991

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely. And it's even more amazing to think that there's at least one "super Saturn" out there with rings so big that if it was exchanged with Saturn, they would be as big as the Moon in the night sky.

  • @KentheDeer
    @KentheDeer3 жыл бұрын

    That picture of Saturn backlit by the sun is just so gorgeous! The wonders of our universe never cease. Thanks for the video Alex, always a pleasure to look at the Ringed Giant.

  • @vitaliigrishkov6611

    @vitaliigrishkov6611

    3 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe thats an actual picture and not an illustration or render. Amazing. Unbelievable that humans can send a machine to another planet and take such pictures, what a power of intelligence.

  • @jarjar7872

    @jarjar7872

    2 жыл бұрын

    Timestamp?

  • @LegendLength

    @LegendLength

    4 ай бұрын

    @@jarjar7872 12:02

  • @natedawwg1
    @natedawwg13 жыл бұрын

    12:17 Much zoom. So magnify Wow

  • @youcefdorbane2324
    @youcefdorbane23243 жыл бұрын

    Saturn isn’t the only planet to have rings, but it definitely has the most beautiful ones 🖤🌀

  • @Quickened1

    @Quickened1

    3 жыл бұрын

    the most surprising were the rings around Uranus...

  • @apocalypse487

    @apocalypse487

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Quickened1 Let's keep this PG 😝

  • @Quickened1

    @Quickened1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@apocalypse487 ... look it up, the rings around Uranus are the most surprising because they actually face us, instead of being on edge... get your mind out if the gutter!!! 🙈🙉🙊 Haha...

  • @PikaGamingPikaVlogshallo

    @PikaGamingPikaVlogshallo

    3 жыл бұрын

    i thought u are the official nASA channel

  • @PikaGamingPikaVlogshallo

    @PikaGamingPikaVlogshallo

    3 жыл бұрын

    @M yea

  • @andrewnicholas9079
    @andrewnicholas90792 жыл бұрын

    This was the first Planet I saw with my own two eyes. During one of the conjunctions in 2021. In extremely clear skies with no light pollution on a farm in Mississippi. Saturn has easily become my favorite Planet and sparked my interest to the cosmos.

  • @justindunlap1235

    @justindunlap1235

    Жыл бұрын

    That's was an awe inspiring sight, I was able to get an amazing view of it with a cheap refractor telescope from around 7000 feet above sea level.

  • @iplayksplol9974

    @iplayksplol9974

    Жыл бұрын

    You dont need to be in the middle of nowhere to see saturn??? Its about as bright as vega?? Its not that dim??

  • @thesunexpress
    @thesunexpress3 жыл бұрын

    Quite possibly the most beautiful picture in our Solar System, is that of a backlit Saturn featuring us as the little blue dot obscured in the dust.

  • @sulijoo
    @sulijoo3 жыл бұрын

    The portrait of Saturn and Earth in the same shot, wow. Gets things into perspective.

  • @JrgProductionsRSA
    @JrgProductionsRSA3 жыл бұрын

    I love Saturn , its just such a beautiful planet. Sending u all the best from South Africa :)

  • @Tantejay
    @Tantejay3 жыл бұрын

    I love hearing your passion, excitement and your smile in the voice. It is always a pleasure to listen. :)

  • @ravindhiran.d6180

    @ravindhiran.d6180

    3 жыл бұрын

    ♥️

  • @luislicona386
    @luislicona3862 жыл бұрын

    Mission Director: Where's Cassini going? Navigator: Probably headed towards that small moon Mission Director: **sees Mimas through Cassini's instruments** Mission Director: That's no moon 😳

  • @manupineda5901

    @manupineda5901

    2 жыл бұрын

    lmao! 😂

  • @robertmessam103
    @robertmessam1033 жыл бұрын

    Saturn is the understated diamond of the solar system

  • @yoBigWave
    @yoBigWave3 жыл бұрын

    Cassini was my favorite mission, absolutely beautiful photos and amazing information to be learned from our neighbor

  • @SnackPack913
    @SnackPack9132 ай бұрын

    Saturn and its rings are so beautiful. Truly stunning when you think about the scale of everything too

  • @GIMMETHELOOT94
    @GIMMETHELOOT942 жыл бұрын

    Such a beautiful planet. The rings of Saturn always fascinated me so much as a kid.

  • @TestTubeBabySpy
    @TestTubeBabySpy3 жыл бұрын

    Dude, this is badass. Im glad I could live long enough to see actual high resolution pics of actual planets. Even Earth selfies!

  • @MarcoRoepers
    @MarcoRoepers3 жыл бұрын

    Very impressive. So many beautiful pictures. 11:50 is indeed very breathtaking and then you point to the earth. Just incredible.

  • @alliegottuso734
    @alliegottuso7343 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful and majestic Saturn. I dream the day our starships will "park" around it's orbit for us to appreciate it's beauty.

  • @mst4309
    @mst43093 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful godmother of the Solar System with a precious gem called Titan.

  • @ThelastProdigy

    @ThelastProdigy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget the highly reflective gem of a moon Enceladus,

  • @hevendor958

    @hevendor958

    3 жыл бұрын

    and of course the Mighty Death Star Moon Mimas

  • @dalesajdak422

    @dalesajdak422

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hevendor958 And Tethys. Mimas is DS-1, Tethys is DS-2

  • @justincarter1950

    @justincarter1950

    3 жыл бұрын

    And let's not forget the rings around Uranus, 😁

  • @John-yy1oy

    @John-yy1oy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Um.... yeah! 👍

  • @duncan649
    @duncan6492 жыл бұрын

    The rings are just totally awesome. How can anyone not be blown away by the majesty of it all. Just to be able to see this in detail is a privilege. Saturn is the centrefold of all planets.

  • @ivanscissorhands2008
    @ivanscissorhands20083 жыл бұрын

    My favorite planet "the lord of rings" 😍thank you Cassini..... you stole my heart 💖

  • @ToniSM912YTMx
    @ToniSM912YTMx3 жыл бұрын

    Without doubt Saturn it's one of the most beautiful planets from the solar sistem. It's incredible how this planet can float if we put in a bathtub or in a swimming pool, it's an amazing world who also has incredible moons . Thanks for the information Alex, Great november for everybody 👋, greetings from mexico 🇲🇽.

  • @sandrapuntoefe
    @sandrapuntoefe3 жыл бұрын

    What I don’t like of this video is that it is (almost) making me change my favourite planet from Jupiter to Saturn ! Other than that great video and breathtaking pictures! 🪐

  • @z_monty

    @z_monty

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's hypothesized that the formation of Saturn prevented Jupiter from completing its journey to the centre of the Solar System, effectively drifting into the Sun. This is according to the theory that Jupiter drifted towards the Sun during the early formation of what we consider to be our solar system. I've gone off on a bit of a tangent but what I originally meant to say was that you can like em both equally, as they (possibly) worked together to get to their current positions, relatively far away from the sun.

  • @Astromath
    @Astromath3 жыл бұрын

    - Saturn is my favourite planet ✅ - Enceladus and Titan are one of my favourite moons (+ some other moons of Saturn)✅ - Cassini-Huygens is one of my favourite probes ✅ - This video is great ✅✅

  • @Tinil0
    @Tinil03 жыл бұрын

    Damn, I am sad you didn't mention the orbital dance between Janus and Epimetheus because it is my personal favorite part of the Saturnian system. They are moons that basically share the same orbit and trade positions back and forth!

  • @astrumspace

    @astrumspace

    3 жыл бұрын

    There was a lot more that I could have talked about, I'll just have to save them for future episodes :)

  • @Tinil0

    @Tinil0

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@astrumspace I plan to keep watching forever so on a long enough time frame I am expecting them to be mentioned!

  • @BattleBunny1979
    @BattleBunny19793 жыл бұрын

    You sure know where to find the pretty pictures!

  • @colinp2238
    @colinp22383 жыл бұрын

    I sometimes get excited into higher energies but not so often these days.

  • @hypnos9336

    @hypnos9336

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know exactly what you mean

  • @nazthomas2203
    @nazthomas22032 жыл бұрын

    I love the picture of Saturn with a little dot showing the earth,.. that’s so cool. Just reminds us how tiny we are in the universe

  • @ItsMeHammie
    @ItsMeHammie3 жыл бұрын

    We need to send 4k cameras to Saturn and the rest of the planets in our solar system. I'd be down to help fund that.

  • @generalralph6291

    @generalralph6291

    3 жыл бұрын

    We have to spend our money supporting people who don’t work.

  • @romanoarnaudo421

    @romanoarnaudo421

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@generalralph6291 Based

  • @ricobernaldo9969

    @ricobernaldo9969

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just help me find a job you might be rich or something 😊

  • @markhenley3097

    @markhenley3097

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@generalralph6291 Tell them to work.

  • @mykehog6646

    @mykehog6646

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@generalralph6291 yeah..much better to impoverish them and then make the only employment in the military so they can die overseas for oil theft and profits...sad little dimwit sheep...baah...baah

  • @sulijoo
    @sulijoo3 жыл бұрын

    Saturn is not only my favourite planet, it's also my favourite from Holtz's Planet Suite.

  • @rougeneon1997
    @rougeneon19973 жыл бұрын

    I do a fair bit of astronomy public outreach. Saturn ALWAYS blows peoples minds. I have a homemade 17.5" reflector and I often hear "It looks just like pictures"

  • @Akashpatel-um3uc
    @Akashpatel-um3uc3 жыл бұрын

    @ASTRUM I have been following your channel for a long time now. I enjoy all of the videos you have posted but this one is the cherry on the cake! Beautifully narrated with a calm voice and subtle information. Thank you :) Astrum and Alex :)

  • @wilsonwelch6340
    @wilsonwelch63403 жыл бұрын

    just when i though i couldnt learn anything new.... the Pheobe dust and Iapetus's color makes so much sense!

  • @SnootchieBootchies27
    @SnootchieBootchies273 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for including the word "wonky" in a video about science and space. Makes it a little more real...

  • @TheAdditionalPylons
    @TheAdditionalPylons3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for remastering this series.

  • @The_A_Cast
    @The_A_Cast3 жыл бұрын

    I learned more in this 16 minute video than I learned in all my years of school and college. I LOVE your videos!

  • @AngryCanine
    @AngryCanine2 жыл бұрын

    Possibly the most beautiful planet out there, Saturn is by far my most favorite planet, there is just so much about Saturn that makes the planet stand out so much over every other, the rings of course are the main attraction. It isn't the only planet with rings, but it is the only one with such amazingly visible rings that look super smooth. Man what I sight it would be to see Saturn in person with your own eyes, not through a telescope or picture or video, but through the glass of a space craft. How lucky are we to have such a beautiful planet in our solar system.

  • @Myhandlenagluho
    @Myhandlenagluho3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome presentation thank you

  • @acfans6101
    @acfans61012 жыл бұрын

    that saturn backlit by the sun is currently my wallpaper background. such a beautiful picture

  • @briankonutko7284
    @briankonutko72842 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy your content because you emphasize that there is so much we don't know, and don't just pass on theories as facts. Also very calming, interesting and wondrous videos, thank you.

  • @abooga8
    @abooga83 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful planet, thank you for reuploading this video Alex.

  • @Zaturn_
    @Zaturn_3 жыл бұрын

    This is my favorite planet.

  • @nancyswass119
    @nancyswass1192 жыл бұрын

    Ointing out Earth in the distance blew me away!

  • @punishedvenomsnake716
    @punishedvenomsnake7163 жыл бұрын

    As a very young kid, my favorite planet in our Solar System was always Saturn. It always had such an air of mystery and majesty. Really looking forward to this video :)

  • @sikemo9432

    @sikemo9432

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah Saturn is like Dulphins in the ocean. I like sharks! Sea horses aren't bad! The male has the babies!

  • @SHGZR
    @SHGZR3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! Thanks!

  • @Oveyz
    @Oveyz3 жыл бұрын

    Wow Alex, the quality was bonkers. That must have been a lot of work, but the quality of the result is just... *chef kiss*. Thank you!!

  • @smashexentertainment676
    @smashexentertainment6763 жыл бұрын

    My favorite planet in Solar system.

  • @abhijitdhar5861
    @abhijitdhar58613 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful pictures

  • @MacAnters
    @MacAnters3 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate the text descriptions with the images/footage you're showing. Not many KZreadrs do that

  • @rod9h
    @rod9h3 жыл бұрын

    Really beautifull images and a well designed script to present them.

  • @Cherb123456
    @Cherb1234563 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Blown-away & enjoyed to a great extend! Thank you for this passionate & delightful as well as well-crafted presentation! Top!

  • @manatoa1
    @manatoa13 жыл бұрын

    I love this channel.

  • @somewhereinbetweenhereandt2335
    @somewhereinbetweenhereandt23353 жыл бұрын

    What a gorgeous planet. Thanks so much for your videos!

  • @964cuplove
    @964cuplove Жыл бұрын

    Around 1995 a got myself a Christmas present, a vixen 114mm Newtonian telescope. Weather was overcast and we stayed south of Munich in the mountains. Early in January we finally had a cold day with perfect blue sky… I put the thing out around sunset and started looking at the first bright “star” after it had cooled down… one really bright point straight south and bang that was Saturn- such a great view, as darkness came there was obviously more but the first thing I ever looked at through a telescope was saturn and it looked spectacular!!!

  • @pedromarrero
    @pedromarrero3 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the best videos I have ever seen in my life!!! Very informative and very beautiful. Thanks.

  • @poorboysadventures4636
    @poorboysadventures46363 жыл бұрын

    These updates are great and I wouldn't mind another update of these videos in another year or twos time. Haha. Loving your videos man. As an avid KZread I click on your videos the fastest

  • @frankmorillov
    @frankmorillov3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve seen this video like 6 times now, 3 times the old one and 3 times now. I love Saturn 🪐 and your videos! Keep it up!

  • @albertogreco8913
    @albertogreco89133 жыл бұрын

    Been rewatching this over and over for a few days now and it's always excellent 👌

  • @TheDailyGalactic
    @TheDailyGalactic3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video Astrum!

  • @Lederius18
    @Lederius186 ай бұрын

    I find the size of everything in the universe to be mind-blowing! To think that 764 Earths could fit into Saturn is just incomprehensible for me!

  • @DancinDane
    @DancinDane2 жыл бұрын

    Love Saturn, for some reason - it's such a majestic, aweinspiring behemoth of a planet.

  • @morskojvolk
    @morskojvolk3 жыл бұрын

    Holy Hannah, fantastic work! Thank you! So beautiful.

  • @gloria88246
    @gloria882463 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Alex you're awsome appreciate and enjoy your videos and all the work you put into them keep em coming 💯💯

  • @simonplestenjak6664
    @simonplestenjak66642 жыл бұрын

    Saturn is very beautiful! Thank you for making this video. It is a balsam for the soul in the times of Sade Sati. 😍❤️🇸🇮😇

  • @TimberwolfCY
    @TimberwolfCY2 жыл бұрын

    You passion for this is palpable, and contagious. Thank you so much!

  • @alaskajdw
    @alaskajdw3 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding presentation

  • @josebarberena9564
    @josebarberena95643 жыл бұрын

    Just one video is enough to get me subscribed. The soundtrack is amazing. Congratulations and thanks for the great content

  • @dedalo90
    @dedalo903 жыл бұрын

    Excellent content. Beautiful images and accurate scientific explanations

  • @MsSwitchblade13
    @MsSwitchblade13 Жыл бұрын

    I LOVE your videos and I'm glad you remade this one

  • @yvc9
    @yvc92 жыл бұрын

    I can hear the passion in your voice. Great work

  • @demoncatcher1o138
    @demoncatcher1o1383 жыл бұрын

    I re-watched the old one yesterday lol

  • @canbakr5602
    @canbakr56023 жыл бұрын

    I love this channel. Please continue the great work! Thank you.

  • @occamsrayzor
    @occamsrayzor3 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful! I could look at images from Saturn for hours.

  • @AuthenticDarren
    @AuthenticDarren3 жыл бұрын

    On the subject of Saturn, maybe you could do a short video about The Great Conjunction coming up. There must be some interesting facts associated to it I would have thought.

  • @dalesajdak422

    @dalesajdak422

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m excited for that

  • @astrofpv3631
    @astrofpv36313 жыл бұрын

    Would love to see a Ganymede video

  • @a320nick
    @a320nick2 жыл бұрын

    Truly amazing. Great video. Good narration. Nice photography. Well done Alex👍

  • @kimlele1971
    @kimlele19713 жыл бұрын

    very informative video ! love this, keep it up Astrum !

  • @chrisbaker9439
    @chrisbaker94392 жыл бұрын

    Another awesome Astrum video. Thanks and keep em coming please.

  • @HonzaKuranda
    @HonzaKuranda3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome work, your videos are the best. I always learn so much from them. Thanks!

  • @FlemingoFilmProductions
    @FlemingoFilmProductions3 жыл бұрын

    I love your vids man. Keep up the good work 👍

  • @Astor_V
    @Astor_V3 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video with breathtaking images! I love it! But strangely, the title advertises a 4K vid yet I can only watch it at a 1080p max. Is that normal?

  • @aendoh

    @aendoh

    3 жыл бұрын

    same here, weird. dont get it.

  • @Astor_V

    @Astor_V

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aendoh In the pined answer from Alex, he says that KZread has a hard time processing the 4K rendering for some reason, and he contacted them to inquire about this issue.

  • @drmattconrad77
    @drmattconrad773 жыл бұрын

    Man you could literally just stream a slide show of these pictures and I’d watch. That said I do enjoy your narration.

  • @masaharumorimoto4761
    @masaharumorimoto47613 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! Thanks, It really brought the rings to life with the explanation, I had no idea that the dust from the Phoebe ring was landing on Iapetus like that!!!! Going to go deep dive on Iapetus now :)

  • @jorgevillavicencio427
    @jorgevillavicencio427 Жыл бұрын

    I only recently discovered your site. Your vision is beautifully presented to be enjoyed by both, the non lay man, and the more proficient astronomer. Absolutely fascinating and you have a pleasant voice perfectly suitable for educational purposes. Cheers!

  • @straightupgamer354
    @straightupgamer3543 жыл бұрын

    Wow, with the storms on Saturn the pattern it produces reminds me of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings

  • @E4439Qv5

    @E4439Qv5

    Жыл бұрын

    Fluid dynamics. 🙂

  • @aquilhall262
    @aquilhall2623 жыл бұрын

    I love this channel! The universe is bigger than all the minutiae going on here on our planet!

  • @aliposhtpazan2625
    @aliposhtpazan26252 ай бұрын

    Many thanks for your channel and all information sharing with us

  • @stevepashley795
    @stevepashley7953 жыл бұрын

    Wow, would a wonderful video. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Can't wait to see more

  • @jacksonreichle4777
    @jacksonreichle47773 жыл бұрын

    I love these videos, keep up the great work!

  • @bimblinghill
    @bimblinghill3 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are just the tonic on a night such as this!

  • @rhoddryice5412
    @rhoddryice54123 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful update, thanks for your work.

  • @decaygrim8943
    @decaygrim89432 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making these. I am fascinated by the technological advancements.

  • @astroprogramming3963
    @astroprogramming39633 жыл бұрын

    Man, you know the art of making spectacular videos.

  • @derp4428
    @derp44283 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video about this beautiful planet ^_^ .. Saturn is my favorite planet.. It looks so small in my telescope, but the fantastic rings are still very clear and fascinating

  • @_rlb
    @_rlb3 жыл бұрын

    Have been waiting for this one!

  • @colinvannurden3090
    @colinvannurden30902 жыл бұрын

    That backlit pic of Saturn and its rings and earth was fantastic!!

  • @varana
    @varana3 жыл бұрын

    "Much zoom". That got way too technical for me.

  • @TestTubeBabySpy

    @TestTubeBabySpy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Doge meme references never get old!

  • @PanchoMarconi
    @PanchoMarconi3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful, thanks!

  • @newfiemurphy7140
    @newfiemurphy71403 жыл бұрын

    Great video, great job as usual!