A waning gibbous moon, by now rising late at night, will appear first, followed by the steady, golden glow of Saturn. They’ll shine together all night, but as they rise is when to see them. Here’s ...

Whether you observe in the morning or evening, the solar system has something for you today as two worlds reach their ...

A new study finds that Earth once had Saturn-like rings. The temporary structure likely consisted of debris from a broken-up asteroid.

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and felt a surge of awe, as if the universe itself was whispering secrets just for .

July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.” ...

July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.

Saturn's rings' vanishing act comes down to the fact that the gas giant is tilted on its axis by 26.7 degrees, similar to Earth's tilt of 23.5 degrees. 'Propellers, waves and speckles' in close-up ...

The rings, believed to be made up of rocky and icy chunks that could be as large as a house, help separate Saturn from other planets in our solar system.

Most of this debris burns up in the earth’s atmosphere when they get too close and never reach the surface. Around Saturn, astronomers expected this dark dust to be omnipresent in the rings, but ...

According to Simon, Saturn’s rings will disappear for a few days starting on March 23, again depending on the telescope you’re using to observe them. For many months next year, the rings will ...

Though Saturn's rings will be visible again from Earth after March 2025, they'll temporarily disappear from view again in November when they appear to us at their narrowest.