Earth crosses through Saturn’s “ring plane,” making the gas giant’s most iconic feature become nearly invisible ...
The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.
Saturn is everyone’s favorite planet, it seems. Through a telescope those glorious rings make that world appear so three-dimensional that it’s not ...
Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...
It's not every day that a prominent feature of our solar system disappears, but that's precisely what will happen with Saturn ...
On April evenings, look to the west to spot the bright winter constellations of Orion, Gemini, Taurus, Auriga, Canis Major and Canis Minor. They’ll be gone soon, so check them out while you can.
Venus remains rather low at dawn but slowly gains altitude as the month rolls along. Look for it in the east 45-60 minutes ...
Why does Saturn’s ring become invisible? The phenomenon occurs because Saturn maintains a 26.7-degree axial tilt. As it ...
Plus: A solar eclipse and an occultation of the Pleiades as our satellite skims through several constellations in the sky ...
Saturn is below Venus and very low in the predawn sky. In late April it is five degrees above the horizon. You may need ...
As Earth and Saturn enter into a parallel vantage point, the planet’s rings would disappear from certain vantage point on ...
Sauk Prairie will get a glimpse of one of the two eclipses that will occur over the next thirty days. The total solar eclipse ...