The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.

Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.

When science reporters miss the chance to pick up on these storylines, the public can miss out on opportunities to get ...

Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...

Plus: Observe two stunning spirals, see Venus reappear as a morning star, and enjoy the Last Quarter Moon in the sky this ...

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.

The Pennsylvania Wilds Astronomy Club members announce the donation of three more high-quality portable telescopes to local ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has achieved a groundbreaking feat by directly observing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the ...

In space news: the SpaceX rocket blew up again,” Astronomy Club president Mia Bridges ’25 said. The club members scattered in Small Hall 122 nodded attentively. One person laughed. The College of ...

Turns out, there’s a lot more floating around the planet Saturn than those famous rings. Space scientists announced last week they’ve discovered Saturn has 128 more moons, for a total of 274, far more ...

With yoga mats and beach towels sprawled across the grass and telescopes propped at the night sky, City College students ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar ...