New research suggests a moon orbiting the sophomoric-sounding planet might contain enough natural resources to support alien ...

Those lucky few who will be able to view Wednesday's "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse should have their glasses ready to watch the highly-anticipated astrological movement begin at 15:42 Coordinated ...

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 ...

Although many lunar phenomena are one-night-only events, a ring around the moon is much less elusive. Also known as a lunar halo, a bright white ring of light around the moon can appear anytime ...

Related: Annular solar eclipse 2024 wows skywatchers with 'ring of fire' over Easter Island, South America During a solar eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and Earth and casts a shadow on our ...

Shaped by gravitational forces over millions of years, Saturn's rings are incredibly complex. A tiny moon named Pan, just 17 miles wide, has notably influenced their structure by creating the ...

The early October event will feature a glowing ring of light as the moon blocks ... with a total solar eclipse, when the moon passes between Earth and the sun and hides the sun, plunging the ...

What an autumn it’s been for stargazing all around the world. Between the frequent Aurora and Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas and all ...

(via BBC Earth) Mars and it's moon Phobos are being pulled closer and closer together by complex gravitational forces, which is predicted to eventually result in a collision. But Professor Brian Cox ...

From the mesmerizing Butterfly Nebula to the grand 'Pillars of Creation', check out these astonishing images of nebulae ...

October 2024 promises a celestial spectacle with events like the 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse, Draconid, Southern Taurid, and Orionid meteor showers, a supermoon, and close encounters of the moon ...