The Romans named Saturn, but in Greek mythology, it was known as Cronos (as in ‘chronology’), and so is also referred to as ...

Whether you're a seasoned stargazer or a backyard observer with binoculars, the final week of May offers a treasure trove of celestial events.

A Europa Lander prototype was just successfully field tested on Alaska's Matanuska Glacier to simulate the icy conditions of ...

The Moon in Leo on Friday makes you more disciplined, making it easier to focus on your priorities and tasks — just remember ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new giant exoplanet around an M-dwarf star (GEMS). The ...

Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discovery of two thirds of Saturn’s known moons ...

If you were to ask scientists where life exists beyond Earth, they would correctly tell you that we do not know. There is so much that we do not understand about life on Earth, let alone about where ...

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...

This week, a beautiful lineup of Saturn, Venus and the moon will rise before the sun, and adorn the night sky. All three ...

Proclus’s visionary insights into planetary satellites reveal a divine cosmic order that foreshadowed modern astronomical ...

In the nick of time, NASA teams addressed clogging issues in the probe’s backup roll thrusters, before the only antenna ...

The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include Pope Innocent XI ...