Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this image of Saturn on ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, might have formed after a collision with a lost moon, according to new research.

During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with a good telescope and clear skies. By Tom Metcalfe If you head into your ...

Saturn’s rings, one of the most iconic and visually stunning features of our solar system, are gradually fading away. Scientists have long marveled at these rings, studying their intricate details and ...

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, ...

(NEXSTAR) — The sky has already graced us with a total lunar eclipse and a rare planetary alignment, but we’ll soon have the chance to witness another peculiar celestial event: the disappearance of ...

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 ...

Listen, we know this has already been a disorientating year so far, but Saturn is about to lose its iconic rings. Well, sort of. Saturn’s rings will be impossible to see from Earth as of March 23rd, ...

At a glance, Saturn’s rings appear calm and pristine when observed from afar. These rings are quite narrow and consist mainly of water ice particles that uniformly circle Saturn in a symmetric ...

Saturn’s iconic rings will seem to “disappear” for a couple of days starting this weekend — at least from our vantage point on Earth. The rings won’t actually vanish, but for a short time, the angle ...