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

Our current view of Saturn means we're looking at the gas giant's famous rings edge on, making it impossible for telescopes on Earth to see them. This phenomenon is called a "ring plane crossing ...

Saturn’s iconic rings will temporarily vanish from view this weekend due to a rare astronomical alignment known as a ring plane crossing. The phenomenon, which occurs roughly every 13 to 15 ...

The ring system of Saturn is one of the great marvels of our solar system that even a small, low-powered telescope can show, along with Saturn’s largest and brightest moon, Titan. Of course ...

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

It's called the "ring plane crossing." The phenomenon will start on Sunday and extend for a few days. Saturn's rings will appear as a very thin line in the middle of the planet for a few months ...

On April 26, NASA's Cassini spacecraft shot between Saturn and its innermost ring, going where no human-made object has gone before. Cassini has already made some new discoveries thanks to its ...

Saturn’s iconic rings are slowly dissolving as icy particles spiral into the planet, tugged by gravity and magnetic fields in a process known as “ring rain.” Water-rich ring particles become ...

Starting this week, Saturn’s rings have become nearly invisible from Earth due to a rare astronomical event. This phenomenon, known as a ring plane crossing, gives the illusion that the planet’s rings ...

The rare phenomenon occurs every 13 to 15 years, with Earth passing through Saturn’s ring plane. The last time Earth got this rare view of the gas giant was in 2009. Saturn is surrounded by ...

Saturn’s rings, which are primarily made of ice and rocks, will disappear from view this weekend. The phenomenon, dubbed “ring plane crossing” usually occurs every 13 to 15 years with the planet’s ...