Before sunrise on April 25, a slender waning crescent moon will appear left of Venus and Saturn to create the tilted happy face.

So for Saturn in particular, irregular moons can tell us more about the formation of its beautiful rings. Names of astronomical objects are governed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise, low in the eastern sky and ...

The team used the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) to monitor the sky around Saturn in minute detail between 2019 to 2021, combining multiple images to strengthen an astronomical object’s ...