Pagans in Europe and the Middle East gave presents at several winter festivals, including Saturnalia, a raucous Roman festival in honor of Saturn, god of agriculture, which began on Dec. 17.

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Santa Claus giving presents to children ... this event fed into a holiday called Saturnalia (named after the Roman god Saturn) which marked the start of seed planting for the new year.

A stunning new photo captures the moon and Saturn engaged in a cosmic game of peek-a-boo. On Jan. 4, Saturn briefly hid behind the crescent moon, escaping the view of skywatchers in Europe ...

You'll be able to easily see four planets in the February evening sky, and with any luck you'll be able to raise that number to five during the final week of the month. You'll be able to easily ...

Check my main feed for more in-depth articles on stargazing, astronomy, eclipses and more. Watch Saturn and Venus gets closer each night this week until they come into their closest ...

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the mystery of why no ringed moons exist today. When you purchase through ...

In January, you have the opportunity to take in four bright planets—Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Saturn—in a single sweeping view each night. (Neptune and Uranus will also be there, but not ...