Twenty-four of Saturn's moons are regular satellites; they have prograde orbits not greatly inclined to Saturn's equatorial plane. They include the seven major satellites, four small moons that exist ...

A passing star may have kicked the weird moons of giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn into place, new research suggests.

Until scientists learn more then, here are seven of the most fascinating discoveries they’ve made about Saturn so far. The ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas. Of course, "Star ...

The moon will appear to pass Saturn on Tuesday — and you may also ... Monday’s supermoon is the first of four consecutive supermoons this year, with the closest approaches in September and ...

On Tuesday evening, the Full Harvest Moon — also a Super Moon — undergoes a partial lunar eclipse visible across the U.S.

Saturn's moon Titan belongs to a very select club within the solar system. It is one of only four "terrestrial" planets or moons—those with solid bodies, as opposed to those made largely of gas ...

NASA shares breathtaking images of astronomical events, such as supermoons and eclipses, which showcase the beauty of the ...

The ringed planet reaches opposition, Mars slips past the open cluster M35, and the original Cepheid variable shines in the ...

The Super Harvest Moon Eclipse sounds epic — and it is. But the eclipse will be subtle. The Moon will skim part of the ...

Summer is winding down and partly cloudy skies have been making a comeback, rendering stargazing conditions uncertain lately.