In a cosmic milestone that once seemed straight out of science fiction, astronomers have captured something previously only imagined: the birth of a planet. This is not a simulation or an artist’s ...

NASA has taken to its blog to reveal some new photographs snapped by the world's most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The space agency explains in a new blog post that ...

Saturn will put on a show for professional and backyard astromers alike, and be the brightest and closest it has been to ...

Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun – The Ringed Planet. Curious, young sky watchers often ask, “What’s the planet with the rings?” These rings are Saturn's identity, and those very rings that ...

The Cassini spacecraft that has been busily exploring Saturn and its moons swooped to within 30 miles of the tiny moon Enceladus yesterday, and has already begun sending back images of the fissures ...

NASA’s mission to Saturn’s moon Titan is moving forward faster than expected - and the latest update reveals exciting new tech, mission goals, and a confirmed timeline. With its thick atmosphere and ...

The Saturn V rocket, which carried NASA's legendary Apollo missions to the Moon, was the most powerful rocket ever launched. Even in aged videos, its explosive energy is apparent. Soaring into the ...

How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth. How many moons it has: At ...