In November 2025, Saturn's rings will appear to vanish as Earth crosses its ring plane, a rare event symbolizing a cosmic ...

New Hubble Space Telescope imagery of the Saturn show it's 'ring spokes' in orbit around the gas giant planet. Credit: ...

Sky-watchers can look forward to a supermoon, the Taurids and Leonids meteor showers, and Saturn’s rare ring-plane crossing in November.

Nov. 5 — Full moon, the “beaver moon” and the “hunter's moon,” another super moon At this position in the moon’s orbit around ...

In November 2024 I was interviewed for a marvelous NPR podcast called Living On Earth about my latest popular science book, Under Alien Skies. While prepping for the show, one of the producers asked ...

What's special about Chiron's rings is that they're still forming; this marks the first time astronomers have ever seen a ring system under formation. By comparing the 2023 observations to previous ...

Saturn is about to make its closest approach to Earth, and that means you might be able to see its rings — if you have a telescope, that is. Here's what to look for this weekend. On Sunday, Sept. 21, ...

Saturn could be more visible than typical this weekend for Michigan stargazers. Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun in the solar system, will be in opposition Sunday, Sept. 21 — appearing opposite ...

Chiron is a centaur approximately 200 km in diameter and takes about 50 years to complete a full orbit around the Sun.

Swirling around the planet’s equator, the rings of Saturn are a dead giveaway that the planet is spinning at a tilt. The belted giant rotates at a 26.7-degree angle relative to the plane in which it ...