Roughly every 15 years, Earth passes through the plane of Saturn's rings, causing them to nearly disappear from view - not to ...

When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

One of the highlights to be found in this month’s Colorado sky is the golden-hued planet Saturn which can be seen forming an ...

Scientists observed that all examined craters are situated within 30 degrees of the equator. This concentrated impact area, ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn. Since it is easily visible to the unaided eye, humans have seen it since the ...

SATURN'S RINGS AS THEY WOULD APPEAR TO AN OBSERVER ... or in the stage of cooling through which the earth passed millions of years ago, when it was covered with forests of huge ferns and grasses ...

But the gas giant, mostly known for its spectacular rings, may have cheated ... planets when it got snagged by Saturn." ...

Based on authentic scientific data from groundbreaking space missions, Worlds Beyond Earth takes viewers on an exhilarating ... a dramatic flight through the swirling rings of Saturn, and soaring ...

The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Mercury is closest to the Sun. Neptune is the farthest. Jupiter: This planet has a faint ring system composed ...

But the gas giant, mostly known for its spectacular rings ... snagged by Saturn." Related: Collisions could increase chance of 'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis hitting Earth Wiegert explained ...