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 ...

On Sept. 21, Earth will find itself in between Saturn and the Sun. Here's everything you need to know about this astronomical ...

Roughly every 378 days, Saturn swings into opposition, appearing up to 30% brighter and staying visible from dusk until dawn. The night sky is full of quiet wonders, but once a year Saturn steps into ...

The sixth planet reaches its annual opposition this weekend when Earth gets between it and the sun. It make Saturn the ...

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 ...

When scientists discovered the first planet orbiting another star in 1995, few outside astronomy circles noticed. That planet ...

Astronomers using the Smithsonian Submillimeter Array on Mauna Kea have helped determine the 3D structure of one of the night sky’s most iconic objects — the Ring Nebula.

Plus, catch Saturn and Neptune at their brightest; spy the "string of pearls" galaxy; and a close encounter of the moon and ...

The powerful eye of the James Webb Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to spot a previously unknown moon whirling around Uranus.

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