Averting your gaze when viewing the ringed planet can cause an optical phenomenon that might make you think twice about what ...

It's 'spoke season' on Saturn when strange features appear in the planet's rings. The Hubble Space Telescope continues 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 ...

Fred Schaaf promises plenty of opportunities for spectacular views of the moon, planets and stars these next two weeks.

People thinks over Saturn’s awe-inspiring system of rings that enclose the gas giant to be the most fascinating and iconic ...

Mercury is closest to the Sun. Neptune is the farthest. Other than Saturn, the planets that have rings are: Jupiter: This planet has a faint ring system composed mainly of dust particles and small ...

November’s major meteor shower ramps up as the Moon reaches perigee shortly before its Full phase in the sky this week.

This evening, astronomy enthusiasts have an exciting opportunity to witness a beautiful phenomenon in the sky as the moon and ...

In November 2024, a supermoon will illuminate the sky, coinciding with various global festivals such as Kartik Purnima, Loy ...

We know from The Lord of the Rings that Tolkien crafted endless stars in his legendarium, but are there other planets too?