NASA's Voyager 1 flew past Saturn in 1980 and, along with Voyager 2, which reached the planet in 1981, snapped nearly 16,000 images of Saturn, its rings and its moons.

In three months, Saturn's iconic, icy rings will appear to disappear, giving you a preview of what the planet could look like 100 million to 300 million years from now.. On March 23, an optical ...

Weather permitting, the Saturn webcast will begin at 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT) via the Virtual Telescope Project. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

On Sunday night, Saturn will be closer to Earth than at any other point during the year. The American Museum of Natural History's Jackie Faherty explains how people can view this phenomenon.

New research suggests that Saturn’s rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. AFP via Getty Images. Saturn’s rings are long thought to be between 100 million and 400 ...

Saturn will enter opposition on Sept. 7 and 8, orbiting on the opposite side of Earth as the sun. Here's everything you need to know to spot Saturn at its peak size and brightness this week.

Saturn retrograde is from July 13 to Nov. 27. It starts in Aries on July 13, pivots into Pisces on Sept. 1, and ends in Pisces on Nov. 27.

Saturn’s icy rings are probably heating its atmosphere, giving it an ultraviolet glow. Water ice falling into the planet’s upper atmosphere may create an excess UV emission.