Stargazers should enjoy Saturn’s rings while they can. NASA reports that the gas planet’s signature interstellar hula hoops are going to vanish from view in 18 months — but thankfully it’s just an ...

One of Saturn’s rings has revealed properties of its core, hidden deep beneath the planet’s golden atmosphere. That core isn’t the lump of rock and ice that many scientists had envisioned, the new ...

Saturn's famous rings are about to disappear. No, not literally – that isn't projected to happen for hundreds of millions of years. But for astronomers and stargazers using ground-based telescopes, ...

Saturn's spectacular rings are due to vanish from view for a breathtaking moment, only two years from now. The gas giant's huge icy rings will disappear in March 2025, but they will reappear soon ...

Saturn, a bright 1st-magnitude object, is prominently visible in the southwestern Pisces constellation during the early morning hours. Neptune, at magnitude 7.7, lies approximately 1° north of Saturn ...

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Titan's shadow transit across Saturn begins at 1 A.M. EDT, with the moon itself beginning a partial transit across Saturn's northern polar region around 5 A.M. EDT. Titan's shadow transit lasts ...

Monday evening (Aug. 11) offers a perfect chance to identify what many consider the most beautiful object in the night sky: the ringed planet Saturn. Helping guide the way, will be another familiar ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first infrared image of Saturn. The new image of the sixth planet from the sun was taken earlier this week on June 25, 2023 and includes its moons Dione, ...

Could a spaceship actually travel to Saturn during the time it takes to earn a master’s degree? Scientists at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) think so, and the solution is embedded in a ...