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 ...

My favorite planet, besides the one I live on, is on the rise in the low eastern sky during evening twilight. It’s Saturn and you can’t miss it. It’s the brightest star-like object in that part of the ...

Alongside a crescent moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will become visible to stargazers just before dawn on Friday morning. According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes ...

WASHINGTON — Stargazers will have a special chance to see seven planets align in the night sky this week as Mercury joins Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in a planetary parade. In ...

Saturn reached opposition at 2 A.M. EDT, exhibiting high visibility throughout the night and presenting optimal viewing conditions for its rings and moons. Saturn's apparent magnitude was 0.6 in ...

The coming week will see the gas giant Saturn return to the Northern Hemisphere's late night sky, after spending the last few months as a "morning star" rising in the predawn and early morning hours.

The waning Moon will pass near Neptune and Saturn in the pre-dawn sky. Saturn and Neptune will appear close together, though they are billions of miles apart. Neptune is too dim to see without ...

Saturn also retrogrades once a year for about 4 to 4.5 months, moving backward and forward, which encourages us to use its ...

INDIANA, USA — Stargazers, mark your calendars! A rare seven-planet alignment will be visible in the early night sky in late February 2025. While we’ve enjoyed a six-planet alignment since mid-January ...

Calling all skygazing fans, there's a real treat in store later this week. Autumn may be drawing in and the days getting shorter - but there's plenty going on in the night sky. Experts say that now is ...