I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

The rings are aligned with Saturn’s equator, so most of the time they are angled to catch the Sun’s light, which also means we get a broad view of them. However, as Saturn turns with its ...

This phenomenon, known as a ring plane crossing, occurs approximately every 15 years, when Saturn’s tilt and orbital position cause the thin edge of its rings to face Earth.Because the rings are ...

Will Saturn's rings return? Wayne Schlingman, PhD, director of the Arne Slettebak Planetarium at The Ohio State University, preps us for Saturn's equinox. If you look in the sky and notice Saturn’s ...

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

March has provided astronomy fans across the globe with plenty to appreciate and there is still a lot to keep an eye out for. Cosmic events including a partial lunar eclipse and dazzling planets ...

On April 26, NASA's Cassini spacecraft shot between Saturn and its innermost ring, going where no human-made object has gone before. Cassini has already made some new discoveries thanks to its ...

Cassini shot the gap and lived to tell the tale. The Saturn-exploring spacecraft managed to successfully fly through the 1,500 mile gap between Saturn and its rings and survive seemingly unscathed.

How many moons it has: At least 274 known moons, with more likely to be discovered With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from ...