But later – hundreds of millions of years in the future – a permanent, virtually ringless Saturn will become real, thanks to ...

Ask almost anyone which planet has rings around it, and you’ll get the answer “Saturn”, especially if they’ve ever viewed it through a telescope. But not many people know that the other gas giants in ...

Now researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have added Earth to the list of planets with rings. Don’t look up, though: This planet’s ring system, if it existed, formed more ...

Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most moons, according to US researchers. A team discovered a haul of 20 new moons orbiting the ringed planet, bringing its total to 82 ...

The observatory's infrared instruments highlight features not seen in such detail since the Voyager 2 probe flew past the planet in 1989. These include the rings ... the largest of which is ...

New research has cast doubt on the long-held belief that Saturn's rings are relatively young, suggesting instead that they could date back 4.5 billion years to when the planet formed. The study ...

New research suggests that as Mimas' orbit around Saturn became less flattened, or less "eccentric" due to the ringed planet's pull, its icy shell melted and thinned. This would have created a ...

The new photos showcase the ringed planet in exquisite detail, including beautiful images of the rings that surround the blue planet. The ice giant is best known because of the way it spins on its ...

It’s a big moment for amateur astronomers with telescopes ... During Saturn's opposition this year the ringed planet through a telescope will look something like ... [+] the image at the lower ...

In between is Saturn, the ringed planet. However, look carefully—probably with binoculars—and you may see an occasional visitor to those “Three Kings.” A “Christmas Star?” It’s Comet ...