Visualize the stunning visual spectacle and potential atmospheric changes if Mars possessed rings similar to Saturn.

During this time, Saturn's rings will appear as a very thin line across the middle of the planet. This optical illusion happens every 14-and-a-half years when the rings are tilted at an angle that ...

During the next ring plane crossing, astronomers will be able to better a good look at Saturn's many moons. As far as planets go, they don't get much more iconic than Saturn: a huge golden ball ...

The sky has already graced us with a total lunar eclipse and a rare planetary alignment, but we’ll soon have the chance to witness another peculiar celestial event: the disappearance of Saturn’s ...

When you think of Saturn, you probably picture the planet with its iconic rings around it. The amazing rings are made up of lots of particles of different sizes, including water, ice and dust.

NASA research shows Saturn’s rings are vanishing permanently, with icy particles raining down into the planet’s atmosphere—potentially gone within 100 to 300 million years. Micrometeoroids ...