Eyes to the sky for a lineup of planets in the predawn sky, September's Corn Moon, and Saturn at its closest and brightest since 2010. Sep 16 — Waning Crescent Moon near Jupiter (eastern sky, predawn) ...

Astronomers have spotted a lonely world roughly the size and mass of Saturn, drifting through the Milky Way without a star to orbit. The discovery turns a once theoretical curiosity into a concrete ...

Saturn will put on a show for professional and backyard astromers alike, and be the brightest and closest it has been to Earth all year. On Sunday, Sept. 21, Saturn will be at opposition, meaning the ...

How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth. How many moons it has: At ...

Venus and Saturn are due up for a visually striking event known as a planetary conjunction. Here's everything to know about ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A rare six-planet parade will stretch across the sky before ...

Saturn will enter opposition on Sept. 7 and 8, orbiting on the opposite side of Earth as the sun. Here's everything you need to know to spot Saturn at its peak size and brightness this week. When you ...

A planetary parade will be visible in the skies over Rochester in early June, but you’ll likely need more than the naked eye to see this celestial event. Six planets will seemingly align during June - ...

Over the years, passing spacecraft have observed mystifying weather patterns at the poles of Jupiter and Saturn. The two planets host very different types of polar vortices, which are huge atmospheric ...