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When considering space colonization, most discussions focus on the Moon and Mars. While they’re relatively close to Earth and ...
The coming week will see the gas giant Saturn return to the Northern Hemisphere's late night sky, after spending the last few ...
Researchers have called for the public's help after an image appears to show an unidentified object slamming into Saturn.
Earth may have destroyed and eaten an asteroid The researchers believe that Earth's possible ring was generated by an asteroid that got a little too close for comfort.
Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and some skywatchers in Florida, Central America and South America will see the ringed planet briefly disappear behind our lunar companion.
Around seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn every year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it ...
A well-known astrophotographer captured a breathtaking photo of Saturn and its rings during the planet's closest approach last weekend.
“Unfortunately, Saturn will be very close to the Sun in the sky in March, so it will be difficult to catch this from small telescopes,” she said. “However, because the Earth’s orbit is ...
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.
“Unfortunately, Saturn will be very close to the Sun in the sky in March, so it will be difficult to catch this from small telescopes,” she said. “However, because the Earth’s orbit is ...
And now, a new study published in the scientific journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters seems to show that Earth itself once had a similar ring.
“Unfortunately, Saturn will be very close to the Sun in the sky in March, so it will be difficult to catch this from small telescopes,” she said. “However, because the Earth’s orbit is ...