Saturn has at least 146 moons, of which 63 are named—and thousands of moonlets are hiding inside its rings. Four of our planets have rings ... In the end, Saturn's rings are unstable, so ...

(NEXSTAR) — The sky has already graced us ... Saturn is transitioning, causing its tilt to shift. This will alter our view of the planet as Earth crosses its ring plane. This is where the ...

boasts the most spectacular and intricate ring system among planets. Despite the imminent temporary disappearance, Saturn remains a subject of scientific interest, with ongoing changes in its ring ...

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 ...

You end up with a flat whirlpool ... Without the glare of Saturn's rings, astronomers can get a better look at the planet's other features, such as its hundreds of moons. Between Huygens ...

No spacecraft has ever explored this part of Saturn before, and Cassini was moving at about 77,000 miles per hour as it shot between the large planet and its rings ... the end of its mission.

This dazzling planet, which dominated the evening sky from last fall on through the winter, has now taken up ... of -4.7 by the end of the month. By mid-month its crescent will thicken from ...

Uranus has at least 27 moons, 13 rings and spins on its side like a ball rolling along its orbit. It is the only planet to do this. A day on Uranus takes 17 hours, while a year is 84 times an ...

However, unlike Saturn, Uranus and its rings are 'tilted' almost completely sideways, like a spinning top that has fallen over. This means that as the planet orbits the Sun, each of its poles ...