FIG. 3.—SATURN'S RINGS AS THEY WOULD APPEAR TO AN OBSERVER ON THE PLANET, FIFTY DEGREES FROM THE EQUATOR. Hence we are justified in assuming that Saturn still hot and, to some extent, self-luminous.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the second-largest planet in the solar system. We explore this gas giant in more detail here.

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.

There will be several chances to see the shadow of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, pass across the ringed planet's Earth-facing surface over the next few months. The rare spectacle is only visible ...

Saturn and a few of its many moons, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STSCI/AURA)/SPL. Astronomers have announced the discovery of 128 new moons ...

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 ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Saturn, the Most Interesting Planet of the Solar System ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 112 No. 12 (March 1915), p. 268 doi:10. ...

Instead of being a youthful 400 million years old as commonly thought, the icy, shimmering rings could be around 4.5 billion years old just like Saturn, a Japanese-led team reported Monday.