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

The rare phenomenon will start on Sunday, March 23, at 12:04 p.m. EDT (9:34 pm in India) and extend for a few days.

Saturn is everyone’s favorite planet, it seems. Through a telescope those glorious rings make that world appear so three-dimensional that it’s not ...

On 23 March 2025, Saturn's rings seemed to vanish from sight due to a rare event known as a ring plane crossing. This ...

Why does Saturn’s ring become invisible? The phenomenon occurs because Saturn maintains a 26.7-degree axial tilt. As it ...

Saturn's rings' vanishing act comes down to the fact that the gas giant is tilted on its axis by 26.7 degrees, similar to Earth's tilt of 23.5 degrees. Saturn's rings are a complex mix of stripes ...

The iconic rings of Saturn have disappeared but don’t worry, they haven’t gone anywhere. This week, a rare cosmic event ...

Every 13 to 15 years, Saturn's rings align perfectly with Earth's line of sight, making them appear nearly invisible. Given ...

On March 23, however, the iconic rings are set to 'disappear'. This is due to the Earth’s orbit crossing the plane of the ...

The sky has already graced us with a total lunar eclipse and a rare planetary alignment, but we’ll soon have the chance to ...