Rings of Saturn

What are some of the largest extraterrestrial impacts to effect Earth? Learn what we've seen in history, and what is important to know today.

Visible in the image are the planet's icy rings in stunning detail — and its moon Enceladus, which could support life.

Well, that changes our hunt for aliens.

Faint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the indisputable frontrunner for having the most moons in our solar system.

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The new REASONS survey has found exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars. The images reveal a wide variety of comet belt appearances and ages. Find out more. The post New images of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars first appeared on EarthSky.

This year, from Earth's perspective, Saturn's rings will appear nearly edge on, making them almost invisible

Expert says the planet parade will be best viewed around 21 January and recommends downloading a sky map app to help see when the planets align

Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago.

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the mystery of why no ringed moons exist today.

The heavens will provide a bounty of viewing treasures in the coming year

"After staring at dozens and dozens of image pairs, she found something interesting."

Bill McKibben writes about Jimmy Carter's vision, as President, for a shift to solar power.

New JWST data helps explain these celestial centaurs.

The Geminids are one of the best and most visible annual meteor showers, when at least 120 meteors can usually be seen per hour. But 2024 will be different, thanks to the year's final full moon.

Did Earth have rings eons ago? A new study suggests that Earth had its own ring system 466 million years ago, which formed from the breakup of an asteroid. The post Did Earth have rings 466 million years ago? first appeared on EarthSky.

Researchers found evidence of asteroid debris belt in our planet's early history

To reach that surprisingly conclusion, scientists studied the positions of 21 asteroid impact craters during the Ordovician period – the second of six periods in the Paleozoic...

Scientists continue to learn new things about the planet, its sweeping rings and its many moons

The astronomical discoveries of the 1600s—such as Saturn's rings—prompted new questions about the structure of the cosmos and humans' place in it.