The waxing gibbous moon will appear close to Saturn in the southeastern sky at sunset on Nov. 29 as Neptune lurks unseen ...

Amateur astronomers using a mid-sized telescope of around 6 inches in aperture will be able to enjoy particularly clear views ...

Far from the warmth of the Sun, some of the coldest-looking worlds in the solar system may be hiding the hottest surprises.

Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and skywatchers in Florida, northwestern South America, the Caribbean and Central America will see the ringed planet briefly disappear behind our lunar companion ...

Experts have discovered that the moon is leaking heat from both of its poles, which they say indicates that Enceladus could ...

A new study published Nov. 24 in Nature Astronomy sheds light on what could be going on beneath the surface of these worlds and provides insights into how their diverse geologic features may have ...

While the crater-pitted moon may appear geologically dead, researchers have discovered more could be going on under its icy ...

The Saturn system has always been a contender in the contest for most moons in the solar system. For a while, it was duking it out with Jupiter for the title, but after a recent trio of announcements ...

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team of astronomers led by Edward Ashton at the Academia ...

Saturn, a bright 1st-magnitude object, is prominently visible in the southwestern Pisces constellation during the early morning hours. Neptune, at magnitude 7.7, lies approximately 1° north of Saturn ...

Astronomers announced the discovery of 128 new moons orbiting Saturn on Tuesday. The moons are only a few kilometers in size. Saturn has more moons than any planet in our solar system. Astronomers ...

The last week of August is going to be a fun time for night sky and space enthusiasts. We have a planet parade coming up on Aug. 23, when you'll be able to see six planets in the night sky at the same ...