New observations of Saturn by University of Leicester planetary scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the ...

Using the powerful space telescope, astronomers saw the ringed planet's northern summer cooling as a 7.5-year-long autumn approaches. Astronomers have observed summer giving way to autumn on the ...

From a bright planet Saturn to a partial solar eclipse, here's what to watch for in the night skies this fall.

Scientists say now is the time to unlock the secrets of Uranus and suggest a low-cost, low-risk way to do so.

The Cassini spacecraft watched that global weather pattern reverse itself as Saturn’s most recent northern winter ended, ...

For many observers, their first view of Saturn is one they will never forget. The sixth planet is responsible for recruiting many people to both amateur and professional astronomy with its ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets examines new observations made by NASA’s James Webb ...

A Times analysis shows that increasingly complex oil and gas wells now require astonishing volumes of water to fracture the bedrock and release fossil fuels, threatening America’s fragile aquifers.

The James Webb Space Telescope has now spent more than a year peering deep into the cosmos. From its lofty perch 1 million miles from Earth, it is consistently collecting data from the edge of ...

Besides being the sixth planet from the sun and most distant planet easily visible to the naked eye, the ringed planet Saturn has another distinction. It may well be the best reason for owning a ...

The month of September marks the beginning of fall for us in the northern hemisphere. This year that will happen at exactly 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. The autumnal and the vernal equinoxes ...

Saturn's changing insolation from 2004 to 2016 as seen by Cassini's Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS). The top row shows Saturn from an equatorial vantage point (the rings appear edge-on), and ...