"Saturn and Mars will be the easiest to spot higher up in the southeastern sky, while Jupiter and Mercury will be low on the ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new giant exoplanet around an M-dwarf star (GEMS). The ...

Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discovery of two thirds of Saturn’s known moons ...

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...

This week, a beautiful lineup of Saturn, Venus and the moon will rise before the sun, and adorn the night sky. All three ...

"Rings are mostly made of ice and small rocks," said William Saunders, a planetary scientist at NASA's Langley Research ...

Perseverance has so far found a rock, dubbed Cheyava Falls, which is the strongest evidence of something possibly modified by life. It is the weakest possibility of life signal on NASA’s CoLD scale, ...

Saturn is a gas giant, like Jupiter, with no solid surface. It is primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, making it one of the lightest planets relative to its size. Spectacular ring system ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. One of Jupiter’s most recognizable attributes is its sheer size ...