Roughly every 15 years, Earth passes through the plane of Saturn's rings, causing them to nearly disappear from view - not to ...

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 ...

One of the highlights to be found in this month’s Colorado sky is the golden-hued planet Saturn which can be seen forming an ...

The outer edge ef the exterior ring is about 45,000 miles distant from the surface of the planet. This remarkable series of rings, which surrounds Saturn as the brim of a hat surrounds the wearer ...

For the first time in 15 years, Saturn's rings are almost edge-on to Earth, making it the perfect time to catch this stunning view. If you've ever wondered what it's like to see this phenomenon ...

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 ...

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

Shaped by gravitational forces over millions of years, Saturn's rings are incredibly complex. A tiny moon named Pan, just 17 miles wide, has notably influenced their structure by creating the ...

Jupiter, which currently gleams from within the sparkling winter constellation Taurus, reaches opposition with the sun just a ...

It can be fascinating to watch the changing views of celestial objects over the seasons, such as Saturn, whose rings will look their best in October, then almost disappear at winter’s end.

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

Saturn's rings are only about 10 metres thick from top to bottom, so they're really thin. So if you imagine holding a piece of paper and looking at it edge on it's really thin but if you tilt it you ...