Witness the first-quarter moon's half-lit face stealing the spotlight on July 5, while Mars cozies up to Regulus in Leo.

Titan's shadow transits the northern hemisphere of Saturn this morning beginning around 3:30 A.M. EDT. It's definitely worth ...

It will also be worth looking on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, when just after sunset a 19%-lit crescent Moon will appear about 10º below Jupiter (bottom) and Saturn (top).

Mimas (right) and Enceladus, two of Saturn's 82 moons, are also clearly visible in the image. NASA has previously speculated that Enceladus , which is the dot at the bottom of the image, could ...

Saturn happens to be one of those planets, and researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope recently observed what auroras look like on Saturn’s north pole. The image you see above is actually a ...

I marvel at the Cassini spacecraft. It’s incredibly productive, so much so that keeping up can be difficult. In fact, I was all set to write a short piece on a gorgeous image of Saturn just ...

Delivering more than just pretty pictures, the Cassini spacecraft returned an impressive collection of photographic firsts of Saturn and its environs this year. They include views of an improbable ...

Saturn will be occulted by a 27%-lit waxing crescent moon for around an hour just after sunset in the southwest, but only for those in Europe. From North America, the two will appear incredibly close.

How to get the best views of the rings of Saturn. How far a telescope can see depends on a range of factors. Since Saturn is about 845 million miles from Earth at its closest, the best telescope ...

This week it's Saturn's turn: On Wednesday night, the moon will be one day past first quarter as it cruises just south of the planet Saturn and Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo.