Saturn will be so close to Earth this month that its rings will be visible through a normal telescope. On Tuesday, the ringed planet will shine at its maximum brightness.

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, July 11The Moon passes just 0.02° north of the dim, distant ...

Plus, with Saturn making its return to the night sky next week after spending the last few months as a 'morning star', the ...

The rings of Saturn glide so tranquilly when watched through a telescope, that it is easy to forget the planet sits in a ...

If you've never seen Saturn through a telescope, now is the time. Currently, Earth and Saturn are separated by just under 825 million miles. This month, Earth and Saturn are at what astronomers ...

If you’ve never seen Saturn through a telescope, now is the time. Currently, Earth and Saturn are separated by just under 825 million miles. This month, ...

This summer offers the best views of Saturn's rings in nearly 15 years.They tilt 27 degrees to our line of sight and offer a stunning view through any telescope.In honor of such a view, I live ...

What are the three best things to see through a telescope? Saturn, Saturn and Saturn. When you swing a telescope toward Saturn, center it and place your eye to the eyepiece, something magical will ...

"Galileo Galilei was the first person to look at Saturn through a telescope, in the early 1610s," Peroomian said. "His telescope could not resolve the rings, and it was up to Christiaan Huygens to ...

Viewing Saturn through a 12-inch telescope at 300-power is truly a stupefying experience whether you're seeing it for the first or 10,000th time. Get the Space.com Newsletter.

Saturn, the late-night Telescope King Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Subscribe; ...

The rings of Saturn and four of its moons take center stage in this portrait by the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 taken on June 20, 2019.