Ancient Greek theories on the Milky Way galaxy ranged from mythology to science, with ideas from Democritus, Aristotle and ...

Planets don't get much more iconic than Saturn. But if you managed to see it through a backyard telescope right now, you wouldn't see its rings.

Students and teachers of the observing excursion to the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory conducted in July 2023, standing ...

Near the beginning of the play, Galileo introduces his daughter to a telescope. "It's a miracle," she exclaims on looking ...

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There are plenty of weird things floating around in space and black holes may be the weirdest. They've certainly sparked and stretched our imaginations.

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

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...