Composite images of Saturn’s rings, taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, have revealed mysterious color variations that hint that the rings could be made of materials from the outer solar system.

These are the highest-resolution color images of any part of Saturn’s rings, to date, showing a portion of the inner-central part of the planet’s B Ring. The view is a mosaic of two images that show a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has produced a stunning new image of Saturn and its rings, which appear to glow in the space telescope's first near-infrared observations of the planet. NASA unveiled a ...

Already considered a cosmic beauty, Saturn looked particularly stunning after the James Webb Space Telescope captured an infrared image of the planet and its glowing rings. The planet itself appeared ...

Ask anyone who is interested and space and astronomy wise and there’s a good chance that they will tell you that it’s because they once looked through a telescope at Saturn’s rings. It’s a ...

Aside from Earth, Saturn is probably the most instantly recognizable of the planets in our solar system. It's the only planet with bold, easily visible rings — other planets, such as Uranus, have ...

Viewing Saturn with the naked eye won't be ideal since you won't be able to witness its stunning rings and the planet will instead appear as a very bright star in the sky. The best way to observe the ...

Saturn’s rings might have formed while trilobites scuttled about on Earth. Space dust has been accumulating on the icy halos for no more than 400 million years, researchers report in the May 12 ...

Saturn reached opposition on August 14, 2022, presenting an optimal viewing opportunity of its northern rings, which are currently 14° open. This is the best viewing opportunity until 2027. The rings' ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Storms in space can take many forms. From Jupiter's planet-sized cyclones to Earth's spinning hurricanes, our solar system is filled with raging tempests of all shapes and sizes. But perhaps the most ...

August is going out with a big bang – an astronomical doubleheader featuring a super blue moon and Saturn at its closest. The blue moon will actually be silver, given the moniker has nothing to do ...