Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Saturn is already visible in the post-sunset night sky, but it will reach its annual opposition on September 7-8, 2024.

A meteor shower - the Leonids - will also make an appearance, though the brightness of the moon may dampen their splendor.

The ideal time to watch this celestial alignment is just after sunset and will be more difficult to see while the sun is ...

which will get easier as the night goes on and Saturn moves further away from the moon. Most people won't need any help spotting Saturn. It'll be bright enough in the night sky without the need ...

"The Trojan asteroid was in the process of gravitationally 'bouncing' between the giant planets when it got snagged by Saturn." Saturn has finally joined its fellow solar system giant planets as ...

So what comes next? From a rare “triple conjunction” to Venus as a super-bright “Evening Star” and the best dates to see Jupiter and Saturn at their biggest and brightest, 2021 will ...

Cassini first discovered evidence of a vast ocean on Enceladus by spotting plumes of water vapor ... distant world like Jupiter's moon Europa or Saturn's moon Enceladus. That's why the best ...