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 ...

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

Saturn's largest moon, may possibly contain a six-mile-thick layer of methane ice beneath its surface. The methane layer ...

A 2010 satellite image shows dozens of golden islands covered with strange parallel lines shining among the shallow waters of ...

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 ...

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

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.

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf 4,000 light years away, raising questions about Earth ...

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

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

Scientists have discovered that the icy shell of Saturn's largest moon ... benefit the fight against human-driven climate change on Earth. Titan may be a moon, but it is also more similar to ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn.