Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

Though Saturn is famous for its rings, all of the other giant planets — including Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune — have ring systems. But Saturn stands out for having beautiful yellow and gold ...

Yellow-tinted Saturn will be the first planet to appear about an hour before the local sunrise, according to Star Walk and you'll be able to see it without equipment. Mars will rise next.The ...

This is Saturn season, the time of the year when Saturn is closest to Earth as it rises in the eastern sky right after sunset. This month, the ringed planet will be about 820 million miles from Earth.

At least four planets — Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn — will be bright and visible in the night sky and will appear in an apparent alignment above the horizon. ... Saturn is a dim yellow ...

Astronomers confirm TOI-5573 b, a rare, miniature Saturn-like planet orbiting a small star, challenging theories of planetary ...

PARADE OF PLANETS . Venus is the brightest planet, and it should be easy to spot low in the western sky. Once you find Venus, look for Saturn positioned just below and to the left.

It reached Saturn in 2004 and entered orbit around the planet, where it stayed until the end of the mission in 2017. One of the instruments aboard was the Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA) .

Six planets are currently gracing our night sky, forming an arc on our celestial dome. From west to east: Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars.

NASA published the saturated yellow-hued image on April 6, 2017, noting it was an artist's concept showing "an over-the-shoulder view of Cassini making one of its Grand Finale dives over Saturn." ...

On the evening of July 28, about 1.5 hours after sunset, look very low in the west-southwest and you'll find this yellow-orange planet positioned about 3.5 degrees to the upper right of a waxing ...