During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with ...

Saturn’s rings are not the permanent fixture they appear to be through a backyard telescope. Planetary scientists now agree ...

A rare alignment between Earth and Saturn will make the gas giant’s rings appear so thin that they’ll be nearly invisible.

Saturn's rings will appear to have disappeared if you catch a glimpse of the planet through the eyepiece of a telescope on ...

This weekend, stargazers will have a rare opportunity to see Saturn in a way few have before: with its iconic rings almost ...

(NEXSTAR) — The sky has already graced us with a total lunar eclipse and a rare planetary alignment, but we’ll soon have the chance to witness another peculiar celestial event: the disappearance of ...

Saturn stunned skywatchers on 23 November when its iconic rings seemed to vanish, leaving the planet looking strangely bare. Astronomers confirmed not ...

Saturn’s rings appeared to disappear on November 23 due to a rare optical illusion. The phenomenon, which occurs every 13 to 15 years, happens when the rings line up perfectly edge-on with our planet.

Saturn's rings have disappeared from view, as seen from Earth, due to a phenomenon known as a ring plane crossing. A ring plane crossing happens every 13 to 15 years and occurs when Saturn's angle of ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this weekend as Saturn's rings will become nearly invisible in a rare interplanetary optical ...

Saturn shocked skywatchers when its famous rings seemed to disappear, creating a rare sight caused by a ring plane crossing that briefly turns the giant planet’s rings edge-on to Earth.