Saturn's innermost moon, which resembles the Death Star from Star Wars, may be a "stealth" ocean world, according to new research. Mimas, which is the smallest and closest to Saturn of the ringed ...
Look up Oct. 5: the nearly Harvest Moon will guide you to Saturn, where a telescope reveals its famous rings — even if they're just a thin line for now. Sunday evening (Oct. 5) will bring us a fine ...
Saturn sets a new record with a staggering 274 moons, surpassing Jupiter’s total and cementing its position as the planet ...
A total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7 will turn the moon red over 85% of Earth. California skies will miss the eclipse but feature a bright corn moon that night. Saturn reaches peak brilliance at ...
Look to the southeastern horizon in the hours following sunset on Nov. 29 — you'll be able to see the moon shine close to the gas giant Saturn as Neptune lurks unseen nearby. The waxing gibbous moon ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Look to the southeast after dark on Friday, Saturday and ...
Astronomers have found that Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, is spewing out copious amounts of complex organic molecules, suggesting it’s an even more promising place to look for extraterrestrial life than ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers will this weekend be treated to the sight of ...
The ocean hidden under the icy shell of Saturn's moon Enceladus harbors complex organic molecules, a study said Wednesday, offering further evidence that the small world could have all the right ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, bolstering the likelihood that the ocean world may harbor conditions ...
Sunday evening (Oct. 5) will bring us a fine opportunity to make a positive identification of what many consider to be the most beautiful of all telescopic objects, the ringed planet Saturn. And ...