While Saturn 's magnificent rings, spanning 175,000 miles (280,000 kilometres), are a familiar celestial marvel, scientists ...

Because it’s bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new UC Riverside research shows Jupiter’s massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night ...

On March 4, 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first photos of rings around Jupiter. This was the first time anyone had seen Jupiter’s rings. Because the rings are so thin and faint, it's ...

Solar system is a collection of various celestial bodies that are held together by the gravitational pull of the sun. Our ...

If you've been waiting with bated breath for scientists to finally point the James Webb space telescope (JWST) at targets within our own solar system, you're in good company—and in luck. New images ...

The search for life beyond Earth has driven seekers to scout all sorts of potential habitats — not just on the growing list of known Earth-like exoplanets, but in other places within our own solar ...

Astronomers have found a developing ring system around Chiron, an icy body between Saturn and Uranus. This discovery provides ...

In September's planetary opera, Jupiter remains sharp, and Saturn 's ring cycle goes flat. Jupiter is ascending the east-southeastern sky at dusk. This large gaseous planet is brilliant (negative ...

The rings of Saturn are among the wonders of our solar system, with a diameter of roughly 175,000 miles (280,000 kilometers) ...

Spectators are in for a treat this week as they turn to the sky for a blue moon and a bright Saturn and Jupiter. According to NASA, the next full moon of the summer will occur on Sunday when the "blue ...