When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

The appearance of one of Saturn's smallest moons lends it the nickname "Death Star," but astronomers say new evidence suggests the world is, in fact, home to an ingredient vital for life ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn.

Planetary scientists don’t care about Mimas, Saturn’s smallest moon. Sure, its massive Herschel crater might make it look like the “Death Star” space station from Star Wars, but it’s ...

This is a good opportunity to get a feeling for just how fast the Moon is moving through night sky. Look each hour and you'll ...

Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds were honored at the Saturn Awards, making up for their previous snubs at the Emmys and Golden Globes. Star Trek: Picard won four awards ...

The theory that the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn might be the "Star of Wonder" was proposed in the early 17th Century by Johannes Kepler, a German astronomer and mathematician. "2,000 years ...

In between is Saturn, the ringed planet. However, look carefully—probably with binoculars—and you may see an occasional visitor to those “Three Kings.” A “Christmas Star?” It’s Comet ...

Venus, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter will all be visible this week. At their magnitude of brightness, they are hard to miss. All ...