Using the powerful space telescope, astronomers saw the ringed planet's northern summer cooling as a 7.5-year-long autumn approaches. Astronomers have observed summer giving way to autumn on the ...
Saturn is best known for two things: its iconic ring structures and its large system of natural satellites. Currently, 146 moons and moonlets have been discovered orbiting the ringed giant, 24 of ...
ON a memorable evening in the year 1610 Galileo sat in the tower of his observatory in Florence, and gazed through his newly-invented “perspective glass” at Saturn, which was then regarded as ...
If there were a Starbucks on Saturn, it would be rolling out the pumpkin spice right about now. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently captured images of Saturn’s late summer slowly ...
For many observers, their first view of Saturn is one they will never forget. The sixth planet is responsible for recruiting many people to both amateur and professional astronomy with its ...
If you think the weather is bad where you live, then take heart. At least you aren't on Saturn, where storms can rage for 100 years. Though the solar system's most famous storm is the Great Red ...
The best telescopes for seeing planets can open up the solar system to you in a way you may never have seen before. Nothing beats being able to view celestial bodies like Venus, Mars, Jupiter or ...
BRIGHTON, MICH. -- Stargazers will get the chance to see outer space up close this month at Michigan’s biggest night-sky event of 2023. “Astronomy at the Beach,” the state’s largest public ...
Besides being the sixth planet from the sun and most distant planet easily visible to the naked eye, the ringed planet Saturn has another distinction. It may well be the best reason for owning a ...
Most of us view Earth as the prettiest planet in our solar system. Look at any photo taken of it from deep space, and it’s the lovely blue marble of our solar system! Many people, including ...
The month of September marks the beginning of fall for us in the northern hemisphere. This year that will happen at exactly 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. The autumnal and the vernal equinoxes ...
