Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Saturn is already visible in the post-sunset night sky, but it will reach its annual opposition on September 7-8, 2024.

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn can be spotted without special equipment, with Uranus and Neptune requiring a telescope.

Have you read on social media about the “once in 396 billion years” planetary alignment happening on Jan. 25? Guess what? Social media is not reliable. Here’s what’s really going on — and why you ...

Saturn's rings are more resistant to contamination ... The research team wanted to determine the cause of the rings' youthful appearance, so they created theoretical models to test what would ...

Saturn is a dim yellow color, and its icy rings will not be visible to the naked eye. Mercury has a grayish-brown appearance and might become visible low on the southeast horizon during the final ...

On Dec. 21, which is also the date of the winter solstice, the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn will appear to align in the night sky, occurring as a single ultra-bright light in a rare event known ...

Wednesday night the “Parade of Planets” was in full and spectacular view. As an added bonus, the zodiacal light made a stunning appearance to cap things off.

Transforming our understanding of Saturn, its rings and its many moons. All photographs courtesy of NASA.