A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the mystery of why no ringed moons exist today. When you purchase through ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But ...

Given these most recent findings, what we see today as Saturn’s rings is likely the material that once made up one or more moons. Over time — a long, long time — that debris could eventually ...

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This research offers a glimpse into the dramatic events that might have shaped Saturn’s rings and moons, and raises tantalizing questions about the potential for life within this enigmatic ...

Really lucky, in fact. Because efforts to study those rings have led us to other discoveries. For example, as Cassini explored Saturn’s moon Enceladus, it uncovered a trail of ice and gas ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

On this date, Jan. 29, 1859, American astronomer William Cranch Bond died. Cranch and his son, George Phillps Bond, ...

These two next weeks offer all but one of the planets in lovely view at nightfall. Fred Schaaf goes step by step through the ...

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

In a celestial event known as a great alignment the five planets will be discernible with the naked eye, but to see Neptune ...