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

They were spotted by Galileo Galilei more than 400 years ago, in 1610. Saturn’s first known moon, Titan, was discovered by ...

Olivier van Deuren’s painting of a young astronomer blends science, mysticism and ambitions of celestial proportions, Jin ...

The national astronomer has revealed the exact times you will see the moon this weekend, ahead of Eid. As Ramadan comes to an end, Muslims across the UK will be looking for the crescent moon that ...

On March 25, 1655, Saturn's moon Titan was discovered by the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens (a name that you've probably heard mispronounced as "Hoy-gens"). Titan is the largest moon of Saturn ...

One can’t think of a better way to honour Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini and Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens, after whom the mission was named. Let us see how exactly the latter ...

Proposed by Sir Isaac Newton, this theory argued against Christiaan Huygens’ theory, which stated that light was made of waves, by suggesting that the geometric nature of reflection and ...

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Before a packed room of library supporters, and with the mayor-president in attendance, the Library Board of Control voted unanimously to choose the largest of three designs. The Current is among the ...