Early risers will get a rare opportunity to see something extraordinary in the early hours of July 18 — the dark shadow of ...

Saturn’s rings are a captivating cosmic spectacle that has long fascinated astronomers and stargazers alike. These magnificent rings, composed mostly of ice and rock particles, surround the gas giant ...

Saturn, the jewel of our solar system, has captivated the imagination of space enthusiasts and scientists alike for centuries. Thanks to NASA's Cassini spacecraft, we now have the privilege of ...

On July 19, 2013, in an event celebrated the world over, NASA's Cassini spacecraft slipped into Saturn's shadow and turned to ...

In the US, Saturn will rise above the eastern horizon under the constellation Pisces just before midnight. The waning gibbous Moon will be shining about three degrees to its upper right. To give you ...

The most complex parachute system to ever deploy on Mars has successfully slowed down an ExoMars mock-up landing platform for ...

Find the locations of the five landing zones considered as the setting for humanity's first steps on another world.

Our circumstances here on the wondrous, life-supporting Earth can give us a false understanding of what the universe is ...

Answer 17: A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body in space. A meteor is the streak of light produced when a meteoroid ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft had a rare opportunity to image Saturn and, far in the background, Earth. This image spans about ...

Astronomers just caught a celestial sneak peek at how solar systems are born, and it starts with something delightfully small ...