We know from The Lord of the Rings that Tolkien crafted endless stars in his legendarium, but are there other planets too?
Averting your gaze when viewing the ringed planet can cause an optical phenomenon that might make you think twice about what ...
When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...
Tengrinews.kz - For years, scientists have observed intriguing "patterns" on Venus known as tesserae, unique features found ...
It's 'spoke season' on Saturn when strange features appear in the planet's rings. The Hubble Space Telescope continues to ...
Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn. Since it is easily visible to the unaided eye, humans have seen it since the ...
Despite the smokey clouds in the night sky, the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s 48MP main camera delivers an absolute stunning picture.
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...
The annual Orionid meteor shower peaked over the weekend, but we’re far from finished with the opportunity to see the show.
“You can see the cloud bands on Jupiter, and you can see the rings of Saturn.” The Fryxell Geology Museum will also be open ...
Venus is the brilliant evening “star” now shining at magnitude -4 in the southwest at dusk. In early November—five months after its passage behind the sun at superior conjunction on June 4—Venus ...
What an autumn it’s been for stargazing all around the world. Between the frequent Aurora and Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas and all ...