Saturn Is at Its Brightest at This Time of Year, Here's How to Spot It in the Night Sky

Saturn Is at Its Brightest at This Time of Year, Here's How to Spot It in the Night Sky

Even a small telescope will be enough to pick out plenty of details

Seen from Saturn, Venus Is Just as Spectacular – Gallery

Seen from Saturn, Venus Is Just as Spectacular – Gallery

NASA has a couple of great shots of Venus all the way from Saturn by the Cassini craft

Saturn's Peculiar North Pole Hexagon, Seen Up Close by Cassini – Photo

Saturn's Peculiar North Pole Hexagon, Seen Up Close by Cassini – Photo

The hexagon cloud pattern has puzzled scientists for decades

Monster Saturn Storm Ate Its Own Tail − Gallery

Monster Saturn Storm Ate Its Own Tail − Gallery

The storm was one of the most violent ever observed on Saturn, spanning the entire planet

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • January 18th, 2013
Titan Shares Something Besides Rain with Earth, Sand Dunes

Titan Shares Something Besides Rain with Earth, Sand Dunes

Sand is thought to be responsible for the small number of craters visible on Titan

Saturn's Smallest Moons Huddled Together in Latest Cassini Photo

Saturn's Smallest Moons Huddled Together in Latest Cassini Photo

The three moons were relatively close by as Cassini snapped this shot

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • January 9th, 2013
Titan May Have Floating Icebergs on Its Hydrocarbon Lakes

Titan May Have Floating Icebergs on Its Hydrocarbon Lakes

Scientists are testing a new theory on Titan's hydrocarbons

Stunning Saturn Photo Holds a Couple of Hidden Surprises, If You Have a Keen Eye

Stunning Saturn Photo Holds a Couple of Hidden Surprises, If You Have a Keen Eye

A couple of Saturn's smaller moons are barely visible in the photo

A Breathtaking and Very Rare Backlit View of Saturn Captured by Cassini

A Breathtaking and Very Rare Backlit View of Saturn Captured by Cassini

The first of its kind photo since 2006, Cassini rarely gets an angle like this

Man Last Set Foot on the Moon 40 Years Ago Today

Man Last Set Foot on the Moon 40 Years Ago Today

Our greatest achievements in space date to four decades ago

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 13th, 2012
Alien Nile Spotted on Titan, Saturn's Enormous Moon

Alien Nile Spotted on Titan, Saturn's Enormous Moon

This is the first time a major liquid system is identified someplace else than on Earth

  • Space
  • By Cristina Macari
  • December 8th, 2012
Moon, Star and Planets Meet This Weekend

Moon, Star and Planets Meet This Weekend

In the next three days, the moon will consecutively come close to Spica, Saturn and Venus

Spectacular Saturn Vortex Spotted by NASA

Spectacular Saturn Vortex Spotted by NASA

The storm was similar to the earthly Hurricane sandy, scientists say

A Pair of “Pac-Men” Appears on Saturn Moons

A Pair of “Pac-Men” Appears on Saturn Moons

Earth stopped being enough, so Pac-Man went in space to conquer

Saturn and Venus Align Early Tuesday, a Sight to Be Seen

Saturn and Venus Align Early Tuesday, a Sight to Be Seen

The beautiful rings of Saturn will be visible from Earth through telescopes

Massive Saturn Storm Still Causes Havoc After It Died Down [Video]

Massive Saturn Storm Still Causes Havoc After It Died Down [Video]

Astronomers saw two hot beacons of air forming and circling the planet

Exoplanet Brought Back from the Dead

Exoplanet Brought Back from the Dead

It turns out Fomalhaut b was a planet all along, just like originally thought

 
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