Saturn's rings extend up to 175,000 miles (282,000 km) from the planet. However, they are very thin: The main rings have a height of only 30 feet (10 m), on average, according to NASA.

On June 25, 2023, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope turned to famed ringed world Saturn for its first near-infrared observations of the planet.

A small planet orbiting the sun beyond Neptune has scientists baffled. The planet, known as Quaoar, is one of 3,000 small planets found that far out, and scientists believe it may actually be a ...

Beyond our solar system, there’s a whole selection of planets unlike anything we see around the Sun. In the cosmic candy shop, there are Ring Pops (less magnificent versions of Saturn), Hot ...

Besides being the sixth planet from the sun and most distant planet easily visible to the naked eye, the ringed planet Saturn has another distinction. It may well be the best reason for owning a ...

This is Saturn season, the time of the year when Saturn is closest to Earth as it rises in the eastern sky right after sunset. This month, the ringed planet will be about 820 million miles from Earth.

With the ringed planet currently perfectly positioned for observation with a small telescope, relive Voyager 2's landmark 1981 visit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

At the moment of opposition, Saturn will reach magnitude 0.4, its brightest for 2023. (Brighter objects have a lower magnitude; the full moon, by comparison, has a magnitude of around -12.6 ...

The rings formed 100 million to 200 million years ago when one of Saturn’s moons, thrown off course by another moon, veered too close to the planet and was ripped to pieces by its gravitational ...

The ringed planet is then near its closest distance from us and is visible all night. The past several months, Saturn and all of the other planets were strictly morning sky objects.