Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and skywatchers in Florida, northwestern South America, the Caribbean and Central America will see the ringed planet briefly disappear behind our lunar companion ...

Saturn has pulled decisively ahead in the solar system’s quiet “moon race,” with astronomers now tallying a staggering 274 natural satellites circling the ringed giant. The new count, driven by the ...

Look to the southeastern horizon in the hours following sunset on Nov. 29 — you'll be able to see the moon shine close to the gas giant Saturn as Neptune lurks unseen nearby. The waxing gibbous moon ...

Not all of Saturn’s moons are visible in space; however, some can be bright enough to be traced by a reliable telescope from ...

The Saturn system has always been a contender in the contest for most moons in the solar system. For a while, it was duking it out with Jupiter for the title, but after a recent trio of announcements ...

Saturn's innermost moon, which resembles the Death Star from Star Wars, may be a "stealth" ocean world, according to new research. Mimas, which is the smallest and closest to Saturn of the ringed ...

CINCINNATI (ENQUIRER) - Calling all astronomers and ... romantics? The moon and Saturn will “kiss” on Friday, according to the Farmer’s Almanac. As much as we might love the idea of two inanimate ...

If future missions confirm sustained heat flow at both poles, Enceladus would strengthen its position as one of the more accessible environments for detecting extraterrestrial life within the Solar ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The moon will rise with Venus and the ice giant Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on Thursday, May 22.

Photo cuts through haze to reveal some of the features on moon's surface. This composite image shows an infrared view of Saturn's moon Titan from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, acquired during the mission ...

The rules for naming Saturn's moons mean "Moony McMoonface" is off the table. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science have discovered 20 additional moons orbiting Saturn -- and they are ...