Among the interplay of Saturn's shadow and rings, Mimas, which appears in the lower-right corner of the image, orbits Saturn as a set of the ever-intriguing spokes appear in the B ring (just to ...

The picture shows Saturn’s iconic icy rings shining around the disk of the gas giant, which appears much darker in near-infrared due to the absorption of sunlight by methane particles suspended ...

In the new picture from the telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), four of Saturn’s rings shine brightly, with the planet itself appearing dimmer. Three of its moons can be seen as ...

Saturn’s iconic rings seem to glow eerily in this incredible infrared picture, which also unveils unexpected features in Saturn’s atmosphere. This image serves as context for an observing program that ...

as it also provided clear details within the planet's ring system, along with several of Saturn's moons - Dione, Enceladus, and Tethys. In deeper images not shared by NASA, the team will be able ...

We've never seen Saturn looking like this before. New images beamed back from the Cassini spacecraft show Saturn's distinctive rings in unprecedented detail. While the rings, as a whole ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched in 2021 and has captured incredible photos of Uranus and some of its 28 moons.

New research suggests that Saturn’s rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. AFP via Getty Images Saturn’s rings are long thought to be between 100 million and 400 ...

Cassini shot the gap and lived to tell the tale. The Saturn-exploring spacecraft managed to successfully fly through the 1,500 mile gap between Saturn and its rings and survive seemingly unscathed.

When we picture Saturn, we picture its rings. But those big, beautiful rings might not always be there. A trio of new studies show that the planet’s legendary adornments are gradually falling ...

An enhanced colour image of Saturn’?’s rings, as seen by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, August 1981. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) “The rings engage in sort of a ...

"Rings are mostly made of ice and small rocks," said William Saunders, a planetary scientist at NASA's Langley Research ...