Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But ...

Tonight and throughout January, stargazers can see a planetary alignment in the night sky or what some are calling a ...

Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...

To spot Venus and Saturn appear to close the distance between them in the night sky, follow these steps on the nights of Jan. 17 and 18: Look to the southwest around an hour after sunset ...

Venus and Saturn will appear extraordinarily close together in the night sky tonight during a celestial event known as a conjunction. To see Venus and Saturn, look to the southwest immediately as ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

While the pair could be seen in the night sky by the unaided eye, binoculars or a telescope would have allowed viewers to see details of the lunar surface, as well as Saturn's rings and moons.

Venus and Saturn will appear to be snuggling close in our southwestern sky after sunset Saturday night - a little treat for skywatchers in an already-packed January. We started off the year with ...