A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming ...

This gas giant has some really unique features that make it stand out. If you’re curious about space, learning a few things ...

The solar wind pushes some of the gas and dust away from the comet, forming those beautiful tails we see. A comet actually ...

I was looking forward to writing a tribute to clear summer skies and great summer stargazing in the Pacific Northwest.

Renderings of Saturn's rings by different 17th-century scientists, starting with Galileo, who saw what looked like "ears" on either side of the planet. Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering ...

Astronomers have been fascinated by Saturn's magnificent rings since Galileo peered through his telescope in 1610 and spotted bulges either side of the planet. He suspected they were moons but ...

Saturn's iconic rings will appear to disappear in March 2025 due to a rare ring-plane crossing event, but astronomers assure they will return by November 2025, offering another breathtaking ...

They were spotted by Galileo Galilei more than 400 years ago, in 1610. Saturn’s first known moon, Titan, was discovered by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens 45 years later.

As Saturn’s rings vanish during 2025, so too does the constancy Galileo thought he observed in the strangest member of the Sun’s family of planets. Cronos, the monstrous son-devourer, has ...

Galileo was the first person to observe the rings of Saturn. He spent hour after hour on painstaking drawings of the Moon through its phases, observed Venus and Mars, and even made sketches of ...