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See Saturn at Its Best In the Weekend Night Sky

In the early hours of Sunday morning (April 28), the planet Saturn reaches opposition. This places it exactly opposite the sun in our sky. Full story

Saturn's Rings Bombarded by Space Rocks

Saturn's rings just can't catch a break. The billions of tiny particles of rock and ice orbiting Saturn are constantly hammered by other space rock fragments. Now, thanks to a rare occurrence, scientists have seen these cosmic impacts in action. Full story

See the Moon Meet Saturn and Bright Star This Week

The moon will rendezvous with two bright objects in our current spring evening sky on consecutive nights this week, giving skywatchers a treat. Full story

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Moon and star point way to Saturn

Cassini craft spots daytime lightning on Saturn

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The spinning vortex of Saturn's north polar storm resembles a rose surrounded by green foliage in this NASA false-color handout image
The spinning vortex of Saturn's north polar storm resembles a rose surrounded by green foliage in this NASA false-color handout image

The spinning vortex of Saturn's north polar storm resembles a rose surrounded by green foliage in this false-color handout image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken November 27, 2012. Measurements have sized the eye at 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) across with cloud speeds as fast as 330 miles pe

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SPACE-SATURN-VENUS-RINGS

This NASA photo obtained March 5, 2013 shows NASA's Cassini spacecraft image of the bright, cloudy terrestrial planet, Venus seen through the rings of Saturn. The vast distance from Saturn means that Venus only shows up as a white dot, just above and to the right of the image center. Venus, along wi

The planet Venus sparkles as a bright point of light, seen through the rings of Saturn.
The planet Venus sparkles as a bright point of light, seen through the rings of Saturn.

The planet Venus sparkles as a bright point of light, seen through the rings of Saturn.

Venus is seen through the rings of Saturn in this undated NASA handout image captured by the Cassini spacecraft
Venus is seen through the rings of Saturn in this undated NASA handout image captured by the Cassini spacecraft

Venus is seen through the rings of Saturn in this undated NASA handout image captured by the Cassini spacecraft. The vast distance from Saturn means that Venus only shows up as a white dot, just above and to the right of the image center. REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Handout (OUT

NASA Handout of two of the planet Saturn's moons, Prometheus and Pan, are caught "herding" their respective rings
NASA Handout of two of the planet Saturn's moons, Prometheus and Pan, are caught "herding" their respective rings

Two of the planet Saturn's moons, Prometheus and Pan, are caught "herding" their respective rings in this NASA handout image released January 24, 2013. The bright dot near the inner edge of the Encke gap is a background star. The image was taken in visible violet light with the Cassini spacecraft na

Artist's concept envisions what hydrocarbon ice forming on a liquid hydrocarbon sea of Saturn's moon Titan
Artist's concept envisions what hydrocarbon ice forming on a liquid hydrocarbon sea of Saturn's moon Titan

This artist's concept envisions what hydrocarbon ice forming on a liquid hydrocarbon sea of Saturn's moon Titan might look like in this NASA image released on January 8, 2013. A new model from scientists on NASA's Cassini mission suggests that clumps of methane-and-ethane-rich ice -- shown here as t