Averting your gaze when viewing the ringed planet can cause an optical phenomenon that might make you think twice about what ...

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 ...

Fred Schaaf promises plenty of opportunities for spectacular views of the moon, planets and stars these next two weeks.

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

More brilliant than anything in the night sky bar the Moon, Venus is gradually brightening as it swings towards the Earth, ...

Mysterious Neptune Dark Spot Detected from Earth for the First Time Aug ... the clearest view of this distant planet's rings in ... Saturn's Rings and Tilt Could Be the Product of an Ancient ...

We know from The Lord of the Rings that Tolkien crafted endless stars in his legendarium, but are there other planets too?

In November 2024, a supermoon will illuminate the sky, coinciding with various global festivals such as Kartik Purnima, Loy ...

This evening, astronomy enthusiasts have an exciting opportunity to witness a beautiful phenomenon in the sky as the moon and ...

A solar wind event squashed the protective bubble around Uranus just before Voyager 2 flew by the planet in 1986, shifting ...