I WRITE to call the attention of observers to the present appearance of the inner dusky ring of Saturn. Although the ring is not very open, only permitting that portion near the ends to be seen on ...
When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...
The Cassini orbiter, a collaborative mission by NASA, ESA, and ASI, provided us with a stunning legacy of Saturn and its intricate system of rings and moons.
The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Mercury is closest to the Sun. Neptune is the farthest. Jupiter: This planet has a faint ring system composed ...
Gaseous giant Saturn seems to have snatched its first known Trojan asteroid “2019 UO14” when the space rock was “bouncing” around the solar system a few thousand years ago. With the help ...
Whether you believe in astrology or not, you can’t swing a pair of headphones this year without hearing a pop star talk about their Saturn return. Ariana Grande and Kacey Musgraves both dropped ...