Earth crosses through Saturn’s “ring plane,” making the gas giant’s most iconic feature become nearly invisible ...

Saturn’s iconic rings will temporarily vanish from view this weekend due to a rare astronomical alignment known as a ring plane crossing. The phenomenon, which occurs roughly every 13 to 15 ...

If you were to pick Saturn out of a lineup you’d probably recognize it by its iconic rings. They’re the biggest, brightest rings in our solar system. Extending over 280,000 km from the planet ...

Our current view of Saturn means we're looking at the gas giant's famous rings edge on, making it impossible for telescopes on Earth to see them. This phenomenon is called a "ring plane crossing ...

The rings, believed to be made up of rocky and icy chunks that could be as large as a house, help separate Saturn from other ...

While Saturn won't lose its rings, they will go edge-on, making them essentially invisible to observers on Earth. NASA's Amy Simon notes that the rings will only be faintly visible in the months ...

On April 26, NASA's Cassini spacecraft shot between Saturn and its innermost ring, going where no human-made object has gone before. Cassini has already made some new discoveries thanks to its ...

If you were to pick Saturn out of a lineup you'd probably recognize it by its iconic rings. They're the biggest, brightest rings in our solar system. Extending over 280,000 km from the planet ...

Listen, we know this has already been a disorientating year so far, but Saturn is about to lose its iconic rings. Well, sort of. Saturn’s rings will be impossible to see from Earth as of March ...

The rings, believed to be made up of rocky and icy chunks that could be as large as a house, help separate Saturn from other planets in our solar system. They’re also about to perform a ...