Telescopes on the National Mall tonight will give people a chance to see the stars and experience the largest astronomy outreach event in the United States.

While opposition itself is a one-night event, taking place on Sept. 21, Saturn's glow won't fade quickly. The planet will ...

Titan's shadow will fall on Saturn in the early hours of Sept. 20, one day before the world shines at opposition in Earth's ...

In a once-a-year event, Saturn is about to reach opposition, with the ringed planet appearing its best and brightest as it ...

The planets that are in opposition will always sit directly opposite the sun, meaning they rise in the east at sunset and are ...

Roughly every 378 days, Saturn swings into opposition, appearing up to 30% brighter and staying visible from dusk until dawn.

Saturn orbits the sun every 29.4 years, and it comes to opposition every 378 days as Earth undertakes it on its far shorter ...

The Hubble Space Telescope time-lapse captured footage of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Credit: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

Learn more about the planet that's 40 light-years away and resides within a Goldilocks Zone.

A full moon, nicknamed the "Corn Moon," is slated for Sunday, Sept. 7, but there are several other astronomy events to keep in mind for the month. The planet Saturn will be at its biggest and ...