Two separate research teams have observed a previously unseen microlensing event, confirming the existence of a particular ...

Most of the planets we’ve identified are in orbit around stars and formed from the disks of gas and dust that surrounded the ...

Jupiter and Saturn look serene through a backyard telescope, but beneath and around their clouds, both worlds are in dramatic ...

A planet believed to have reached its lunar ceiling has just broken the record. A new study has discovered 128 new irregular moons around Saturn, bringing its total to a record-breaking 274, eclipsing ...

A small, icy moon of Saturn called Enceladus is one of the prime targets in the search for life elsewhere in the solar system ...

*Astronomy* magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher advises observers to witness the close apparent alignment of the Moon and Saturn on the evening of December 26. Binoculars are recommended for enhanced ...

Six infrared images of Titan created with data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft NASA Around 20 years ago, the Cassini-Huygens mission—a joint endeavor by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian ...

Decades ago, a spacecraft suggested Saturn's largest moon, Titan, had an ocean. New observations suggest that the liquid may look more like slush. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The Cassini probe took its final orbits, referred to as the Grand Finale Orbits (GFOs), in 2017, before launching itself into Saturn's atmosphere. During these GFOs, the probe collected samples of ...

Among the solar system’s hundreds of known moons, few are as enticing as the handful that scientists believe have a global ocean lurking below their crusty surface. But two of these hidden oceans may ...

Specks of dust from Saturn’s rings appear to float much farther above and below the planet than scientists thought possible, suggesting the rings are more like a giant dusty doughnut. The main ...

NORMAN — Ahead of Friday’s College Football Playoff contest against Alabama, Oklahoma opened up a 15-minute portion of Monday’s practice to local media members. Here are some observations from the ...