Saturn will undergo a drastic change in the coming months, at least as the planet is seen from Earth. Here's what's going to ...
When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...
According to a new study that was published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Earth may have once had rings ...
November's Beaver Moon will appear in the sky next to the gorgeous Pleiades star cluster, also known as the "Seven Sisters." ...
It’s a yearly moment when Saturn, Earth and the sun are in a straight line, with Earth in the middle. Our view of the ringed planets doesn't get any better than this. Here's everything you need ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Saturn has finally joined its fellow solar system giant planets as the parent of trailing ...
Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most moons, according to US researchers. A team discovered a haul of 20 new moons orbiting the ringed planet, bringing its total to 82 ...
That's so close that the two points of light will look like they form a double planet. According to NASA, a pinkie finger at arm's length should easily cover both Jupiter and Saturn in the sky.
Saturn is a planet widely recognisable for its iconic rings but a new study suggests Earth may also have had a similar ring ...
The planets often cross paths on their journey around the Sun, but this conjunction is unusual Jupiter and Saturn have crossed paths in the night sky, appearing to the naked eye as a "double planet".
Saturn will come into "opposition" on August 2, 2021. Tonight Jupiter reaches opposition. The geometry of a planet’s opposition also means that the planet rises at dusk (in the east) and sets at ...