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Rising in the east after dark this month, the four bright stars of Great Square of Pegasus signal fall’s arrival.
While Saturn has been visible in the night sky all of September, this weekend, the ringed planet will shine its brightest.
Every 378 days, Saturn swings into opposition, bringing it closer, brighter, and nearly 10 times easier to observe than at ...
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A Unique Return of Saturn

We've been many months without a bright planet in the night sky, but that's all about to change! On the night of Sunday, Sept. 21, the ringed planet Saturn officially returns to the evening sky, and ...
The brightest, best date for spotting Saturn is fast approaching. Here's how to see the ringed planet from Indiana.
At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.
Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...
Explore how the five elements of Vedic astrology – Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether – shape your personality and life path.
"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious ...
Here is everything I saw with a smart telescope in a light-polluted city including galaxies, nebulas and star clusters.