About 400 years ago, astronomers observing Saturn through telescopes were baffled when its rings seemed to vanish.

It takes light a single day to travel 16 billion miles. The Voyager 1 probe will need a little longer, just 49 years.

Voyager 1 is about to cross a threshold that sounds almost mythical: within about a year, the spacecraft will be a full light ...

During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with a good telescope and clear skies. By Tom Metcalfe If you head into your ...

If you head into your backyard this weekend and set up your telescope, the giant planet Saturn will be there for you to see. “Saturn is a spectacular object to look at,” said Damian Peach, an English ...

As it heads out of the solar system never to return, the deep space probe Voyager 1 is headed for yet another cosmic milestone. In late 2026, it will become the first spacecraft to travel so far that ...

Saturn will briefly lose its bling. Saturn's rings will appear to have disappeared if you catch a glimpse of the planet through the eyepiece of a telescope on the night of Nov. 23 — but don't worry, ...

Perhaps the most iconic sight in the Solar System — if not the universe — is Saturn’s rings, something every sighted person should endeavor to see. That is, when they are visible.

If it feels like the last month of the year has kicked off on an especially dramatic note, you’re simply feeling the vibes of ...

Hubble Space Telescope imagery of Saturn, captured from 2018-2024, has been time-lapsed. Footage courtesy: NASA, ESA, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael H. Wong (University of California) | edited by ...

When Saturn appears completely stripped of its rings next week, many who believe in the stars and spirituality say it signals a time for people to confront their boundaries, karma and personal ...

Before the ribbon-cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by WHS Astronomy ...