Saturn's rings have disappeared from view, as seen from Earth, due to a phenomenon known as a ring plane crossing. A ring plane crossing happens every 13 to 15 years and occurs when Saturn's angle of ...

Saturn's iconic rings will seemingly "disappear" from view this weekend as they align edge-on with Earth for the first time since 2009. Every 13 to 15 years, the planet's rings align perfectly with ...

The rings, believed to be made up of rocky and icy chunks that could be as large as a house, help separate Saturn from other ...

Saturn’s iconic rings will seemingly vanish from view on Sunday, March 23. The gas giant’s rings have been gradually tilting edge-on, as seen from Earth, for the past seven years, and this weekend, ...

On Sunday afternoon, Saturn’s iconic rings vanished from our skies. Don’t worry—the planet’s rings are still intact. But from Earth’s vantage point, a temporary phenomenon called a “ring plane ...

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 because the ...

Tonight, Saturn is about to pull off a cosmic trick that even seasoned skywatchers rarely get to witness—its famous rings will seemingly vanish, leaving the gas giant looking strangely bare in the ...

Skywatchers will get a rare chance to see Saturn in its full glory, without chunks of ice and rock swarming around it. Reading time 2 minutes Saturn will temporarily lose its iconic look from our ...

UNDATED (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - Skywatchers are in for a rare treat this weekend as Saturn's iconic rings will appear to "disappear," a phenomenon that hasn't occurred since 2009. The event, known as ...

Saturn takes about 29.4 Earth years to complete one orbit of our home star, according to NASA. As it does, the second largest planet in our solar system experiences seasons due to the axis of rotation ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Look up high in the southwestern sky after dark tonight to ...