Averting your gaze when viewing the ringed planet can cause an optical phenomenon that might make you think twice about what ...

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 ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn.

"Previous estimates of the age of Saturn's rings required a lot of modelling and were far more uncertain. But we now have direct measurements that allows us to constrain the age very well ...

Saturn's iconic rings are set to disappear from Earth's view in March 2025, an event that occurs roughly every 30 years. This phenomenon is a natural consequence of the planet's orbital position ...

In fact, over 760 Earths can fit inside. But hold up. We can't visit Saturn and skip over the best part, its iconic rings. Saturn's rings are almost as wide as the distance between the Earth and ...

The director of the Lick Observatory has announced by telegraph that certain “knots” appear on Saturn's rings when they are viewed at the present time with the great 36-inch telescope.

Many people have purchased a backyard telescope to look at Saturn and its spectacular ring pattern. According to NASA, you should be able to see Saturn's bright moon Titan and its rings through ...

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 ...

If star-hopping aliens ever visited our solar system, Saturn is probably the planet they'd remember. The seven giant rings circling its equator make Saturn the most distinct planet orbiting the sun.

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 ...