Astronomers had long assumed that Saturn's distinctive rings formed around the same time as the planet some 4.5 billion years ago in the earliest days of our Solar System.

Saturn’s rings will be edge on to the Earth late this month, making them effectively impossible to see, at least with backyard equipment. However, it will be hard to witness it, because Saturn ...

We’ve reached a Sat-urning point. Catch Saturn’s rings while you can: The majestic gas planet’s heavenly hula hoops will vanish within six months — but thankfully it’s just an orbital ...

If Saturn’s rings are not as old as the planet, that means something happened in order to form their incredible structure, and that is very exciting to study. ...

The dynamic rings around Saturn are much younger than originally thought, with new research from the University of Colorado putting their age at 400 million years compared to the planet's age of ...

The rings won’t actually vanish, but for a short time, the angle between Earth and Saturn will create something of a cosmic illusion, making the planet’s rings appear invisible from our point ...

Scientists say that Saturn's rings are falling in on the planet as icy rain due to the gas giant's intense gravity. Saturn's rings are made of pieces of comets, asteroids or moons.

Compared to the planet, Saturn's rings are a relatively new phenomenon. Comments (1) When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Saturn’s icy rings are not just aesthetically wondrous marvels. One of them also records a beautiful planetary soundtrack. The planet’s interior, concealed beneath a shroud of mostly hydrogen ...

Saturn entered Aries in May of 2025 — and has been hanging out in the early degrees of the sign of the ram ever since. Saturn ...

Saturn’s rings are disappearing, evidenced by an excess of ultraviolet radiation and the erosion of the planet’s upper atmosphere. Using observations of Saturn from NASA’s Hubble Space ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research suggests that Saturn’s rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. Instead of being a youthful 400 million years old as ...