Saturn’s rings are an arresting sight even through modest telescopes. The planet is made mostly of hydrogen and helium whereas the rings are billions of pieces of mostly bright-white water ice and ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017, took many dramatic images of the rings’ shadows on Saturn.

At the time of Saturn’s equinoxes, however, the rings are seen more nearly edge on from Earth, and in fact they are exactly edge on as seen from the sun. But because Saturn’s orbit around the ...

Due to the tilt of the planet, Saturn’s rings will become “utterly invisible” as Earth gets an edge-on view of the super-thin ring system. The last time Saturn’s brilliant rings ...

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An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

Onward and outward, Jupiter rides high to the south in Taurus the Bull at dusk. The waxing near First Quarter Moon meets ...

February kicks off what astronomers call “galaxy season” in the Northern Hemisphere. This time of year offers the best opportunity to observe galaxies with the naked eye. The new Moon on February 28 ...

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

Missed January's planetary parade? February 2025 offers another celestial spectacle. Discover when, where & how to catch ...

As we move into 2025, the field of space exploration is buzzing with exciting missions, new technologies, and a renewed focus ...