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 ...

How many moons does Jupiter have? Scientists have discovered dozens of them, but the answer may be more complicated than it ...

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Astronomers have finally found an asteroid keeping pace with Saturn in its orbit around the sun. Such objects, called Trojan asteroids, are already known for the other three giant planets.

Gaseous giant Saturn seems to have snatched its first known Trojan asteroid “2019 UO14” when the space rock was “bouncing” around the solar system a few thousand years ago. With the help ...

The rings of Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune are dark, sparse belts or ringlets. Only Saturn’s massive main rings are dense and bright, made of almost pure water-ice particles ranging in size from ...

A small international team of astronomers and astrophysicists has confirmed that asteroid 2019 UO 14 is a Trojan asteroid of Saturn. The team has posted a paper describing their study of the ...

The outer planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune ... Venus is named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Getty Images/iStockphoto Venus, the planet of love, beauty, and relationships ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Saturn is already visible in the post-sunset night sky, but it will reach its annual opposition on September 7-8, 2024.

Midway between these two planets, shining with a sedate yellowish-white glow in the south will be Saturn. During the late-evening hours, yet a fourth bright planet will make its presence felt ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe a close meeting of the Moon and the ringed planet, Saturn. This celestial meet-up will take place on the evening of Oct. 14. You won’t need ...