The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days later a young moon will pass near Saturn and near Venus as they cluster ...

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the mystery of why no ringed moons exist today.

Mississippi stargazers will be able to see 4 or 5 planets in the night sky with their naked eye this month. Will you be able ...

New findings suggest that Saturn’s rings formed a few hundred million years ago—relatively recent in cosmic terms—from the debris of two icy moons colliding and shattering. Such a ...

For context, during the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 2020, those planets appeared just 6 arcminutes apart at their closest. The new moon in March will take place at on the 29th ...

The moon reaches its farthest point from Earth tonight, known as apogee, making it appear ever so slightly smaller in the ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

the planet's largest moon. Previous work found Saturn’s natural satellites are moving away faster than previously believed and by adding this increased migration rate to new calculations ...

Oct. 25, 2024 — A new study has revealed that methane gas may be trapped within the icy surface of Saturn's moon Titan, forming a distinct crust up to six miles thick, which warms the underlying ...

Jupiter and Saturn are at their best of the year this month, thanks to Earth lapping them in the race around the sun. When ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days later a young moon will pass near Saturn and near Venus as they cluster ...

On Feb. 1, three days after the new moon, observers in the eastern half of Asia will see the moon occult Saturn, though it will occur in the daytime; while observing it is possible one must ...