Saturn's rings are almost as wide as the distance between the Earth and the moon, so at first glance, they seem like an easy place to land and explore on foot. Except there's one problem.

coming to dominate life on land until a cosmic impact brought a cataclysmic end to their reign about 65 million years ago. However, "the idea that Saturn's rings are young seemed very strange in ...

At the moment this image was captured, the probe was approximately 3 miles (5 km) above Saturn's largest moon ... as the first and only probe to land in the outer solar system.

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Saturn is already visible in the post-sunset night sky, but it will reach its annual opposition on September 7-8, 2024.