Earth crosses through Saturn’s “ring plane,” making the gas giant’s most iconic feature become nearly invisible ...

The rings of Saturn will temporarily “disappear” this weekend, though most stargazers will be unlikely to see it. The rings ...

It's not every day that a prominent feature of our solar system disappears, but that's precisely what will happen with Saturn. Over the weekend, Saturn's gorgeous rings will nearly vanish from sight.

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

But if you did manage to check out Saturn through a backyard telescope ... Space telescopes such as Hubble can still see Saturn's rings during a ring plane crossing — but only as a thin line ...

The size and quality of the telescope you use and “the calmness of Earth’s atmosphere,” can also impact our ability to see Saturn’s rings. Starting on Sunday, Saturn’s rings will seem to ...

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows a spiral galaxy and a bright star, both in the constellation Virgo. The two celestial bodies appear to be close to one another but in actuality, they are ...

The starburst galaxy NGC 4536, seen here in a photo by the Hubble Space Telescope, has bright blue ... which captures a bright ring around the galaxy’s nucleus. Another possible explanation ...

Hubble Space Telescope imagery of Saturn, captured from 2018-2024, has been time-lapsed. Footage courtesy: NASA, ESA, Amy ...