For a very long time, Saturn was thought to be the only planet in our solar system with rings. The rings around Saturn were discovered by an astronomer called Galileo Galilei nearly 400 years ago. He ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Maggie Lieu, Research Fellow, School of Physics and ...

Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun – The Ringed Planet. Curious, young sky watchers often ask, “What’s the planet with the rings?” These rings are Saturn's identity, and those very rings that ...

Dr Rudi Kuhn does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth. How many moons it has: At ...