It is the sixth planet from the sun and the second-largest planet in the solar system, after Jupiter. Saturn is the farthest planet from Earth that is still visible with the naked eye in the night ...

One such moment was when space craft sent back images of the Earth for the first time. Another is the discovery of life on ...

Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

From solar probes to deep space missions, these record-breaking human-made objects reached speeds that make bullets and jets ...

Witness the spectacular and destructive consequences of a collision between the solar system's two largest planets.

A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the ...

And later this year in August, four planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn — will become visible. The phenomenon accompanies other April treats for astrophiles. This week, the Lyrid ...

Inferring planet composition from observations of clouds Gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn and ice giants like Neptune and Uranus are a major focus of current space missions and large telescopes ...

Inferring planet composition from observations of clouds Gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn and ice giants like Neptune and Uranus are a major focus of current space missions and large telescopes ...

Since then, nearly 6,000 planets outside our solar system have been discovered. Many are so-called gas giants, like Jupiter and Saturn in our ... in the whole of human history has happened ...

And Venus is putting on a brilliant show as the Morning Star, rising around 4am in the east. To its lower right – and 200 ...