Come July, stargazers can enjoy a spectacular celestial showcase featuring star clusters, meteor showers, and planetary ...

The moon and Saturn will remain visible into the morning of Friday (Aug. 4), when they set at around 8:04 a.m. EDT ... the moon will absolutely dwarf Saturn in the sky over Earth on Thursday.

There are eight known planets, five known dwarf planets, and hundreds of known moons in our solar system, but only two of them have weather: ... For More on Saturn’s Moon Titan.

July 2025 promises a cosmic spectacle with star clusters, meteor showers, and rare planetary sightings, including the elusive ...

From Mercury’s peak visibility to the Southern delta Aquariids meteor shower, July’s skywatching lineup promises an array of ...

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

Saturn and the Moon Are Going to Be Right Next to Each Other. When to See It The moon is in conjunction with every planet about once a month -- but it doesn't usually get this close.

Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet from a full-size one by the International Astronomical Union in August 2006. Saturn's first moon discovered 368 years ago.

Saturn reclaims ‘moon king’ title after 62 additional moons discovered. ... So planets, dwarf planets, and even asteroids can all have their own moons.

At that distance, according to the physics underlying Roche’s calculations, the particles should have coalesced into a moon in 10 to 20 years, Dr. Morgado said. “It really shouldn’t be there ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

Saturn’s moon Titan is almost featureless when seen in visible light, thanks to a thick blanket of atmospheric fog. But when astronomers look at it in infrared light, they suddenly see lakes and ...