On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas. Of course, "Star ...

The horoscope for the week of September 21–27 begins under the influence of a potent New Moon in Virgo, ushering in ...

Saturn will put on a show for professional and backyard astromers alike, and be the brightest and closest it has been to ...

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 ...

Is life possible—or has it ever been possible—on other planets? The (Origin of) Life Marker Chip (LMCOOL) seeks the answer.

My favorite planet, besides the one I live on, is on the rise in the low eastern sky during evening twilight. It’s Saturn and ...

For anyone in Hawaiʻi this weekend, the sky offers a rare show. Saturn, the ringed giant, will rise bright in the evening and ...

James Webb Space Telescope and the W.M. Keck Observatory captured new images of Saturn's moon Titan in November 2022. Credit: ...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has long dazzled scientists with its icy plumes that spew water and mysterious organic molecules into space, fueling hopes of a habitable ocean beneath. But new experiments ...

While Saturn has been visible in the night sky all of September, this weekend, the ringed planet will shine its brightest.

A new moon is when the moon shares the same celestial longitude as the sun; the two bodies are said to be in conjunction.

My favorite planet, besides the one I live on, is on the rise in the low eastern Pottsville sky during evening twilight. It’s ...