Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But ...

Scientists estimate the total mass of the rings to be around 1.5 × 10¹¹ kilograms, roughly equivalent to the mass of Saturn’s moon Mimas. Remarkably, Saturn’s rings are also losing mass at ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

The moon and Saturn will be close together all night, so they will rise and set around the same time. The rise and set times will vary slightly depending on your location. You can use apps like ...

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

As the first month of the new year winds down, it’s a good time to take existing goals to the next level — or to chart a new ...

The Wolf Moon will reach its peak fullness at 5:27 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13. It will rise in the sky about an hour ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye. The six planets will be visible until February 9. You'll ...