NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017, took many dramatic images of the rings’ shadows on Saturn.

Saturn’s rings are an arresting sight even through modest telescopes. The planet is made mostly of hydrogen and helium whereas the rings are billions of pieces of mostly bright-white water ice and ...

Stargazers in parts of the U.S. have a fleeting opportunity this month to catch a rare celestial phenomena—a "parade" of ...

In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Stargazers and science enthusiasts have plenty to look forward to in the coming weeks, as the night sky will offer a lineup ...

The Great Conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn – an event that happens once in centuries! But what actually occurs when these two gas giants align? In this video, we dive into the science behind this rare ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury will shine bright enough for the naked eye to see, and you can catch glimpses of Uranus and Neptune with binoculars or a telescope.

New Hubble Space Telescope imagery of the Saturn show it's 'ring spokes' in orbit around the gas giant planet. Credit: Space.com | Science: Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC) / Animation: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) ...

At the "Ideas of India" summit, Gautam Chattopadhyay shared his thoughts on the accessibility of astronomy and the difference between rocket science and everyday science. When asked if rocket science ...

Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar ...

H3+, known as "the molecule that made the universe," plays a crucial role in interstellar chemistry and the birth of stars.