The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision ...

The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years lit up the sky last night as humanity, forever fascinated with the Earth ...

On the night of March 13 into March 14, skygazers across North America—along with many other parts of the world—will get the ...

The party that provides the backdrop for Season 3 Episode 5 has evolved significantly over decades, and its future is ...

After that, Europa is the closest moon to the planet in the west ... At the center of the Dumbbell is the magnitude 13.5 white dwarf powering its glow. The nebula itself was once the outer ...

Earth’s shadow will block most of the light that illuminates the lunar surface, creating what is known as a blood moon.

The others orbit the planet in the opposite direction, or in retrograde. The arcs near the center are the orbits of Titan and Iapetus, two of Saturn's large outer moons. For scale, the white ...

A day after the moon reaches its new phase it will occult the planet Mercury as seen from locations ... it is a full 71 degrees above the horizon and a bright white. Join our Space Forums to ...

To echo H.A. Rey in his classic "The Stars — A New Way to See Them": "If the moon and a planet are near Castor ... making it about equal to yellow-white Procyon, the brightest star of Canis ...

While planets are the obvious choice ... This small, icy moon is characterized by its highly reflective white surface and geyser-like jets releasing ice and water vapor hundreds of kilometers ...

On March 14, 2025, a total lunar eclipse, known as a 'Blood Moon,' coincides with Holi. Though invisible in India, it has ...