Occultations of planets by the moon are fairly rare events for any given location on Earth, but when they do occur, they ...

Averting your gaze when viewing the ringed planet can cause an optical phenomenon that might make you think twice about what ...

Scientists believe Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could be one of humanity's best bets to find some form of extraterrestrial ...

A team of astronomers has uncovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a star located 4,000 light years away from the solar system ...

A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...

Astronomers have discovered a rocky Earth-like planet around a white dwarf star, hinting at our planet's future about eight billion years from now.

A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn. Since it is easily visible to the unaided eye, humans have seen it since the ...

Nasa scientists are celebrating as, after a period of silence, the craft recently called home again using a bit of kit that ...

The newly discovered exoplanet is five times the size and 60 times the mass of Earth. It is a sub-Saturn class planet and is ...