A further 128 moons have been discovered orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet's total to 274 – more than there are around all the other planets in our solar system combined. But as advances in ...

The crescent moon will be the centerpiece of April's final astronomical event as it bunches up with Venus, Saturn and Mercury ...

Venus and Saturn will align with a crescent moon to create the illusion of a smiley face in the sky on the morning of April ...

The full moon of April, called the Pink Moon or Paschal ... By 6:30 a.m. as the sky is getting lighter all three planets will form a visible triangle, with Venus a full 19 degrees above the ...

These numbers only include moons of the traditional nine planets; many others orbit asteroids and other small celestial bodies. The most recent discoveries are attributed to an international team ...

Mars has two small, potato-shaped moons, called Phobos ... Although Mars is a dry planet today, lots of evidence suggests there were once oceans and rivers all over Mars. Lines carved into rocks ...

Space scientists have announced Saturn has 128 new moons. New findings have unveiled a new total of 274 moons, almost twice as many as all the other planets combined. The International ...

All of the naked-eye planets, as well as the moon, closely follow an imaginary line in the sky called the ecliptic. The ecliptic is also the path the sun appears to take through the sky as a ...

Our moon bears a lot of responsibility: Its gravitational pull on the planet influences ocean tides; it can tell us a lot about the history of our solar system; and the midcentury race to land on ...

Both planets are bright and easily seen with the naked eye, but a good backyard telescope or stargazing binoculars can help you pick out details on the smirking crescent moon. Mercury may also be ...

April’s planetary parade has fewer planets. Only four will line up: Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Neptune. April's parade of ...