By staring into the hellish landscape of Jupiter's moon Io—the most volcanically active location in the solar system—Cornell ...

Saturn comes second to Jupiter in many respects—in size, age, prominence of stripes—but in terms of scientific intrigue, it ...

The new study asserts that Earth's ring formed around 466 million years ago, and stuck around for around 40 million years ...

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that our planet may have once had a ring system around 466 million years ago.

To reach that surprisingly conclusion, scientists studied the positions of 21 asteroid impact craters during the Ordovician period – the second of six periods in the ...

Earth may have sported a Saturn-like ring system 466 million years ago, after it captured and wrecked a passing asteroid, a new study suggests. The debris ring, which likely lasted tens of millions of ...

From the newer and more probable meteoric theory the late English astronomer Proctor derived the conclusion that Saturn is the second planet of the solar system in order of creation. This theory ...

Here’s how it works. The best view of the ringed planet occurs when it enters opposition — in other words, when the Earth is directly between Saturn and the sun. This year, that's overnight ...

There's a once-a-year opportunity to see Saturn - and you don't want to miss it! The ringed planet will enter opposition tonight, marking the point at which the Earth is directly between Saturn ...

Saturn reaches opposition Sept. 8, appearing bigger and brighter in the night sky. Viewers can also catch a glimpse of the ...

The moment we hear about Saturn, one of the most dreaded planets (like Rahu, Ketu), there are very common questions in our mind: How to please Saturn/ how to control Saturn, what happens in Shani ...

Saturn will reach opposition this weekend when the ringed planet and the sun are directly opposite of each other in the sky. Just after midnight tonight, Saturn will appear at its biggest and ...