Saturn will make a particularly brilliant appearance amongst the stars this weekend, according to the Royal Observatory’s night sky highlights for September. It will appear so brightly, that the ...

For the last 4.5 billion years our planet has had a reliable celestial companion - the moon. But astronomers have now ...

In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid ...

Saturn will be putting on a spectacular display this month, the planet is the sixth planet from the Sun, and the second ...

This week in Skywatch I want you to go sky high to dig for some of the great visual treasures waiting for your eyes. And now ...

Astronomers have discovered the raw ingredients of planets orbiting two infant stars, offering a glimpse into how new worlds ...

By Wausau Pilot & Review Staff This week’s night sky offers a mix of planetary pairings, comet sightings, and a striking ...

During this clumping together, gaps open up in the protoplanetary disk, which we see as rings around the star. The Atacama ...

A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered ...

Greetings, stargazers. Saturday is named for the prominent figure in Roman mythology. In addition to stargazing, this month should be great for Saturn-gazing. To ancient astronomers, Saturn was one ...

Perseverance has a drill to penetrate rocks and tubes for samples gathered from places suitable for hosting life billions of ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.