A quirk of planetary positions will make Saturn's 200,000-mile-around rings disappear for one night on March 23. Plan ahead, ...

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

There were theories, however, that Saturn’s rings were transient and could disappear within 50-to-200 million years, while ...

Hubble Space Telescope images of Saturn in various phases.Credit: NASA “...Saturn has seasons, and in the summer for Saturn’s northern hemisphere, the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the ...

Even before the recently announced moons, Saturn had more than anyone could reasonably keep track of. Now, astronomers have ...

However, as Saturn turns with its seasons, twice in its 29.4-year orbit the Sun shines directly on its equator, just as it ...

Saturn has 274 moons recognized by the International Astronomical Union. The number of moons increased substantially in March 2025 when 128 new moons were discovered by a team led by Edward Ashton ...

The Saturn system has always been a contender in the contest for most moons in the solar system. For a while, it was duking it out with Jupiter for the title, but after a recent trio of ...