Now, they can say just how large. It's the biggest in the solar system. In a study Wednesday in Nature, scientists concluded that the faint ring known as the Phoebe ring is 270 times the size of ...

The largest ring around Saturn is actually bigger than scientists ever imaginged, making it 7,000 times larger than Saturn itself, scientists say. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ...

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news.

NASA's infrared Spitzer Space Telescope first detected the Phoebe ring extending between distances of 128 to 207 times the radius of Saturn — that is, from about 4.8 million to 7.7 million miles ...

New Hubble Space Telescope imagery of the Saturn show it's 'ring spokes' in orbit around the gas giant planet. Credit: Space.com | Science: Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC) / Animation: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) ...

The E ring is the largest and outermost ring, spanning 621,370 miles (about one million kilometers) and lying next to another faint ring, G. Saturn’s F ring is made up of many narrow rings.

The mystery behind Saturn's weirdest ring, the F ring, and its two shepherd moons, Pandora and Prometheus, has been solved. An ancient collision caused it, scientists say.

Saturn's iconic ring system will disappear, albeit temporarily, on March 23—a preview of its fate in 100 million years. Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

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.. On March 23, an optical ...

Here's what to know about when and why Saturn's rings regularly disappear from our view, and when we'll see them again. Uranus: Voyager 2 is the only craft to visit Uranus. Its findings may have ...

NASA image showing how Saturn's rings will appear to disappear during its equinox in 2025. NASA. The last time this was visible was in September 2009, and will occur again in October 2038.