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

The rings of Saturn will temporarily “disappear” this weekend, though most stargazers will be unlikely to see it. The rings ...

Saturn's rings tilt out of view every fourteen to seventeen Earth years. In 2032, they will be at their best again during ...

The sky has already graced us with a total lunar eclipse and a rare planetary alignment, but we’ll soon have the chance to ...

Due to a transition in Saturn's planetary axis, Earth's ability to perceive Saturn's vibrant rings will be in "perfect ...

Each revolution of the planets around the fixed ring rotates the output ring by one tooth, leading to almost 100:1 reduction. We think the ‘harmonic’ designation on this gearbox is a little of ...

For a few days starting this weekend, Saturn’s iconic rings will vanish from the Earth’s point of view. The phenomenon occurs every 15 years. Host Marco Werman speaks with Larry Esposito, a professor ...

Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the planet with the most moons with 274.The International ...

Even more exciting, the model suggests that some Earth-like planets could form in the habitable zone—the region around a star ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed enigmatic rings in the planetary nebula NGC 1514, visible in the mid-infrared band. Results of the new observations ...

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 ...