"Many large planetary bodies were still migrating and interacting, greatly increasing the chances of a significant event that could have led to the formation of Saturn's rings." To shed light on ...

In three months, Saturn's iconic, icy rings will appear to disappear, giving you a preview of what the planet could look like 100 million to 300 million years from now. On March 23, an optical ...

Sky watchers are in for a treat this month as the stars align to give amateurs a shot to see six planets at once.

Hence we are justified in assuming that Saturn still hot and, to some extent, self-luminous. Very probably it is yet in the stage of crust formation and preparation for the development of organic ...

Though such alignments aren't unheard of, this particular formation was special due to the sheer number of planets visible ...

This challenges previous age estimates and links ring formation to the chaotic early solar system, offering insights into planetary evolution. Saturn's rings have long been a source of fascination ...

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Saturn is already visible in the post-sunset night sky, but it will reach its annual opposition on September 7-8, 2024.

Get your binoculars out! On Saturday (Jan. 4), skywatchers in the U.K. and most of Western and Central Europe will be able to see Saturn vanish behind the crescent moon — an event known as a ...

A close encounter with a mysterious interstellar object could explain the current orbits of several of Earth’s largest ...

2022 — A new study describes how unique populations of craters on two of Saturn's moons could help indicate the satellites' age and the conditions of their formation. Using data from NASA's ...