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 ...

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 ...

A 6-mile-thick shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...

"Primarily, Jupiter acts to destabilize Saturnian Trojans and shorten their lifetimes considerably, shoving them out of the ...

"The Trojan asteroid was in the process of gravitationally 'bouncing' between the giant planets when it got snagged by Saturn." Saturn has finally joined its fellow solar system giant planets as ...

For decades, it has vied with its neighboring gas giant Saturn over which has the most natural satellites. Saturn's eight largest moons were discovered between 1671 and 1848 by several astronomers.

The case has been filed under sections 465 (forgery), 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code. Here's what happened. A case against Remo D'Souza and his wife, Lizelle ...

Stephen has a science degree with a major in physics, an arts degree with majors in English Literature and History and Philosophy of Science and a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication.

A small international team of astronomers and astrophysicists has confirmed that asteroid 2019 UO 14 is a Trojan asteroid of Saturn. The team has posted a paper describing their study of the ...

Representational image: 1,500 scooters are turning to scrap in Rajasthan(REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo) The scooters were awarded to meritorious girls from underprivileged background in ...