Sunday evening (Oct. 5) will bring us a fine opportunity to make a positive identification of what many consider to be the most beautiful of all telescopic objects, the ringed planet Saturn. And another celestial body will help point the way to it: the ...

In the eastern morning sky, Venus is being swallowed by the rising sun’s glare. Taking Venus’s place this month is Arcturus, the brilliant star in kite-shaped Bootes, the herdsman. Meanwhile, Jupiter rules from its high perch next to the Gemini twins and Sirius, the brightest of stars, twinkles in the south to southwest.

Cassini image looking across the south pole of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus on 30 November 2010. Jets of water from the moon's underground ocean are visible bursting through cracks in the ice. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute) (CN) — Scientists ...

The evidence that an ocean-covered moon orbiting around Saturn could support life just got a little stronger. Enceladus, a small moon harboring a vast ocean beneath its icy surface, has long been considered one of our solar system's best places to search ...

This article lists the top 7 largest moons in our Solar System, detailing their size, the planet they orbit, and key scientific features. It highlights moons like Ganymede, Titan, and Io, discussing their unique characteristics,