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For a few days starting this weekend, Saturn’s iconic rings will vanish from the Earth’s point of view. The phenomenon occurs every 15 years. Host Marco Werman speaks with Larry Esposito, a professor ...

Now, Saturn is classically characterized as the planet in the solar system with those rings made of ice and rocks, but if you look at the night sky you might notice that they don’t appear to be around ...

By Sage Rohrbach A photo of five of Saturn’s moons, captured by the Cassani spacecraft. The moons visible are Janus, Pandora, Enceladus, Rhea, and Mimas. Courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science ...

A rare celestial event will make Saturn’s rings appear to disappear this weekend as Earth crosses their plane. This optical ...

The rings of Saturn will temporarily “disappear” this weekend, though most stargazers will be unlikely to see it. The rings are not actually going away, but will be imperceptible ...

Saturn's iconic rings will temporarily disappear this weekend in a rare celestial event that hasn't happened since 2009.

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.

Skywatchers will get a rare chance to see Saturn in its full glory, without chunks of ice and rock swarming around it.