The best news for stargazers in November is that nights are much longer and you can start your stargazing well before 7 p.m. It is cooler, of course, but once you’re out there with something

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered strange "dark beads "above a four-armed star pattern in Saturn's atmosphere. The surprising structures are unlike anything scientists have seen before, and they're not sure what they are. The unusual features ...

We’ve all looked up at the night sky and wondered what those lights really look like up close. Stars, planets, the craters on the moon – they’re all up there, waiting to be explored but telescopes have always seemed either too expensive or too complicated to bother with.

My favorite planet, besides the one I live on, is on the rise in the low eastern sky during evening twilight. It’s Saturn and you can’t miss it. It’s the brightest star-like object in that part of the sky. This weekend, Saturn reaches its closest ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) directly imaged exoplanet TWA 7 b for the first time. A special coronagraph blocked the star's light, allowing the exoplanet to be seen. TWA 7 b is surprisingly small, about the mass of Saturn. This discovery suggests ...

Grab your telescope and aim it at Saturn in the early morning hours of Aug. 19 to see Titan's colossal shadow sweep across the majestic gas giant's cloud tops. Want to see Titan streak across Saturn? The Celestron NexStar 8SE is ideal for beginners wanting ...

Saturn will be at its brightest on September 21. NASA, ESA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona) While Saturn has been visible in the night sky all of September, this weekend, the ringed planet will shine its brightest. Here’s what to know about its ...