Its mass is 93 times that of the earth, and Jupiter alone exceeds it in magnitude. The equatorial diameter of Saturn is about 73,000 miles, but the polar diameter is only 66,000 miles. The great ...

People thinks over Saturn’s awe-inspiring system of rings that enclose the gas giant to be the most fascinating and iconic ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the Moon as it closely passes the Ringed Planet on the evening of ...

Mars is brightening and the giant planet Jupiter is reaching its best apparition in a decade for Northern Hemisphere ...

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

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

Mars’ features are starting to become visible, Mercury appears in the evening sky, and the Trifid Nebula glows in the sky ...

A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...

Today, we know of more than 5,000 exoplanets: planets outside our solar system that orbit other stars. While the effort to ...

A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...

New research suggests Saturn’s moon Titan may possess a crust of methane ice that warms its interior, promoting the ...

Venus, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter will all be visible this week. At their magnitude of brightness, they are hard to miss. All planets appear as a bright "star" that does not twinkle. However ...