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

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 ...

November’s major meteor shower ramps up as the Moon reaches perigee shortly before its Full phase in the sky this week.

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

Over the next two months, Earth's orbit will encounter meteor showers ... at the Johns Island Public Library at 5 p.m. Klimek ...

As the Earth ... the planet's rings, you'll likely need a 12-inch telescope at minimum with a magnification of around 200-300 times. They'll look like a halo surrounding the planet rather than ...

Stargazing has got to be the easiest hobby in the galaxy. All you have to do is get somewhere really dark, away from any light pollution and look up at a clear night sky. While simply staring up at ...

Vega provided the first telescopic evidence of a disk of planet-forming material, but there are no planets to be found around ...

Saturn is visible in the southern evening sky and is approaching the time when its rings will be edge-on as viewed from Earth. This happens every fourteen years or so, and in March of next year it ...