ON a memorable evening in the year 1610 Galileo sat in the tower of his observatory in Florence, and gazed through his newly-invented “perspective glass” at Saturn, which was then regarded as ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn. Since it is easily visible to the unaided eye, humans have seen it since the ...

Astronomers have finally found an asteroid keeping pace with Saturn in its orbit around the sun. Such objects, called Trojan asteroids, are already known for the other three giant planets.

Saturn’s rings are known as one of the most stunning sights in our solar system. It provides a view that has amazed people for centuries. But in just six months, these rings are soon going to ...

Stephen has a science degree with a major in physics, an arts degree with majors in English Literature and History and Philosophy of Science and a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication.

Jupiter's four best-known moons are the Galilean moons, discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 ... it has vied with its neighboring gas giant Saturn over which has the most natural satellites.

However, there are a few other notable celestial sights to see — not least the possibility of a view of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, an occultation (eclipse) of Saturn and a view of the moon close ...

Besides the unexpected view, there is historical interest to this. When Galileo first turned his telescope to Saturn, he saw what he called “ears” that we now know were the rings. He looked ...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting ... what appear to be geysers erupting from the surface. Discovered by Galileo in 1610, Europa is one of the four so-called Galilean moons of Jupiter ...