New Hubble Space Telescope imagery of the Saturn show it's 'ring spokes' in orbit around the gas giant planet. Credit: ...

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 ...

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

Scientists have developed a new method to compute how tides affect the interiors of planets and moons. Importantly, the new ...

November's full moon, known as the Beaver Moon, will be the last supermoon of the year, and you can catch it next week.

Astronomers have discovered a rocky Earth-like planet around a white dwarf star, hinting at our planet's future about eight billion years from now.

Elon Musk aims to make life multiplanetary, but Jeff Bezos believes we should be building massive cylindrical space stations.

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 ...

Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese timber company Sumitomo Forestry, LignoStat -- the satellite is ...

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

The astrology at the polls is equal parts joyful and strategic. Well+Good astrologer Stefanie Weiss shares your horoscope for the big day.