Occultations of planets by the moon are fairly rare events for any given location on Earth, but when they do occur ... For ...

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

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn. Since it is easily visible to the unaided eye, humans have seen it since the ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

A new study suggests that Earth might have had a ring system around 466 million years ago, potentially formed during a period of unusually intense meteorite impacts known as the Ordovician impact spik ...

Venus is the brilliant evening “star” now shining at magnitude -4 in the southwest at dusk. In early November—five months after its passage behind the sun at superior conjunction on June 4—Venus ...

Venus is the standout in the western sky this month, becoming more visible each evening. By late November, this planet shines ...