When it was discovered in 2009, scientists knew the newest ring around Saturn was big. Now, they can say just how large. It's the biggest in the solar system. In a study Wednesday in Nature ...

New analysis of data from Cassini shows that Saturn's rings are not smooth, but rather are grainy in texture. Scientists believe that tiny moons within the rings cause materials to cluster and ...

By the time we lose Saturn to the Sun’s glare in February 2025, the rings will be less than 3° from edge-on. I’ll be most interested in knowing what you see or don’t see before this time.

One of the most iconic objects in our solar system is about to disappear. On March 23, Saturn's famed icy ring system will virtually vanish from Earth's sight, providing a preview of what the ...

All the hues of Saturn's B Ring pop out in a high-resolution color image sent back by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...

Here’s how it works. Saturn's new diffuse ring, coincident with the orbits of Saturn's moons, Janus and Epimetheus.(Image credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute) ...

This ring is different from the other rings not only in its angle, but also in its thickness. The better known Saturnian rings are very thin (about 10 meters thick), but this mega-ring measures ...

Saturn’s biggest ring just broke its own record. Scientists have found that the planet’s Phoebe ring is more than twice the thickness once thought – even though it can’t be seen with the ...

The “ring rain” of material falling from Saturn’s rings into the planet’s atmosphere is a much more intense, contaminated downpour than scientists thought. For decades, astronomers have ...

The fuzzy blob on the A ring’s edge was imaged by Cassini’s narrow-angle camera exactly one year ago, on April 15, 2013. Peggy, which is believed to have caused this mess, is too small for ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has successfully executed its daring dive, hurtling through the 1,500-mile-wide gap between Saturn and its rings.