Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

On Sunday afternoon, Saturn’s iconic rings vanished from our skies. Don’t worry—the planet’s rings are still intact. But from Earth’s vantage point, a temporary phenomenon called a ...

If you were to pick Saturn out of a lineup you’d probably recognize it by its iconic rings. They’re the biggest, brightest rings in our solar system. Extending over 280,000 km from the planet ...

New images beamed back from the Cassini spacecraft show Saturn's distinctive rings in unprecedented detail. While the rings, as a whole, look like perfectly smooth disks from a distance ...

The small moon, which is known as Saturn's "Death Star" moon because of its distinctive crater (not visible in the above image), can be seen floating above the planet's rings. SEE ALSO ...

Will Saturn's rings return? Wayne Schlingman, PhD, director of the Arne Slettebak Planetarium at The Ohio State University, preps us for Saturn's equinox. If you look in the sky and notice Saturn’s ...

Saturn will appear in the predawn sky in April, although its rings will barely be visible. Credit: Creators.com illustration Saturn is everyone’s favorite planet, it seems. Through a telescope ...

Saturn's famous rings appear to have "disappeared" from view due to a rare planetary event. It was reported that this phenomenon occurred as the ringed giant aligned edge-on with Earth for the ...