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

Skywatchers will get a rare chance to see Saturn in its full glory, without chunks of ice and rock swarming around it.

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 ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

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

As both planets complete their solar orbit, the way Saturn's rings look from Earth slowly changes. When Saturn's equator is directly aligned with the Sun, sunlight strikes its rings edge-on ...

The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...

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March has provided astronomy fans across the globe with plenty to appreciate and there is still a lot to keep an eye out for. Cosmic events including a partial lunar eclipse and dazzling planets ...

The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision ...

The recent discovery points to what astronomers have speculated for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by ... as just little white dots on a black background in the photos taken of them ...