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 ...

2. These are the changes which so greatly puzzled and annoyed Galileo. When the plane of the rings passes through the sun, an event which occurs whenever, as at present, Saturn in opposition is ...

When Galileo first turned his telescope to Saturn, he saw what he called “ears” that we now know were the rings. He looked again two years later, and couldn’t see them – because his ...

Daniel Caton is part of a movement that seeks to educate people about the downsides of light pollution and preserve places ...

In 1610, Galileo Galilei ... Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around the planet, two new moons, and active volcanoes on the volatile moon Io, before continuing on to Saturn and interstellar ...

Averting your gaze when viewing the ringed planet can cause an optical phenomenon that might make you think twice about what ...

New York Jets tight end Tyler Conklin's mitt has magnetic attraction to quarterback Aaron Rodgers' pass on this 2-yard ...

New Hubble Space Telescope imagery of the Saturn show it's 'ring spokes' in orbit around the gas giant planet. Credit: ...

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 ...