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 ...

This is a good opportunity to get a feeling for just how fast the Moon is moving through night sky. Look each hour and you'll ...

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

Scientists observed that all examined craters are situated within 30 degrees of the equator. This concentrated impact area, ...

What an autumn it’s been for stargazing all around the world! Between the frequent Aurora and Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas and all ...

31, 2023 — A Neptune-sized planet denser ... more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new research shows Jupiter's massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night ...

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

Our views of several planets improve this month, most notably that of Jupiter, which approaches its closet approach to Earth ...

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

Venus is the brilliant evening “star” now shining at magnitude -4 in the southwest at dusk. In early November—five months ...