An optical illusion during Saturn's equinox is to blame for the rings disappearing from view briefly. The next time this is set to happen is May 6, 2025.

Saturn, the jewel of our solar system, has captivated the imagination of space enthusiasts and scientists alike for centuries. Thanks to NASA's Cassini spacecraft, we now have the privilege of ...

In three months, Saturn's iconic, icy rings will appear to disappear, giving you a preview of what the planet could look like 100 million to 300 million years from now.

Saturn's rings are mostly made up of ice, asteroids, comets and moon fragments. In May 2025, the massive celestial loops will be effectively invisible to the human eye.

Saturn's rings will seemingly disappear from view in 2025, a phenomenon caused by the planet's rotation on an axis.

Saturn's iconic ring system will disappear, albeit temporarily, on March 23—a preview of its fate in 100 million years.

Insights from Cassini Saturn’s rings are largely comprised of ice, with just a small percentage belonging to the rocky dust created in space by broken asteroid fragments and micrometeoroids.

Catch Saturn's rings while you can: The majestic gas planet's heavenly hula hoops will vanish within six months -- but thankfully it's just an orbital illusion.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has sent back a brand-new image of giant gas planet Saturn and its incredible ring pattern.

Astronomers had long assumed that Saturn's distinctive rings formed around the same time as the planet some 4.5 billion years ago in the earliest days of our Solar System. That assumption received ...

Where did Saturn's rings come from? Astronomers have been fascinated by Saturn's magnificent rings since Galileo peered through his telescope in 1610 and spotted bulges either side of the planet.

Saturn's rings are the planet's most distinguishing feature, but they're a recent addition to the Solar System — and are already disappearing.