A rare alignment between Earth and Saturn will make the gas giant’s rings appear so thin that they’ll be nearly invisible.

Saturn stunned skywatchers on 23 November when its iconic rings seemed to vanish, leaving the planet looking strangely bare. Astronomers confirmed nothing was wrong. Earth had passed directly through ...

Saturn’s rings appeared to disappear on November 23 due to a rare optical illusion. The phenomenon, which occurs every 13 to 15 years, happens when the rings line up perfectly edge-on with our planet.

Skywatchers in India and across the globe are set for a rare celestial event as Saturn's iconic rings will seemingly vanish ...

About 400 years ago, astronomers observing Saturn through telescopes were baffled when its rings seemed to vanish.

Saturn’s rings are not the permanent fixture they appear to be through a backyard telescope. Planetary scientists now agree ...

Sky-watchers are in for a rare celestial illusion this weekend as Saturn tilts in such a way that its iconic rings nearly ...

Normally," rings around a planet are created from the remnants of meteors, moons or left over planet pieces. But this is not ...

Although the rings span more than 2,80,000 kilometres in diameter, their vertical thickness is barely tens of metres.

For lovers of astronomy Saturn’s “disappearing rings” on Sunday will be a rare and fascinating event but for believers in ...

If you head into your backyard this weekend and set up your telescope, the giant planet Saturn will be there for you to see.

For lovers of astronomy Saturn’s “disappearing rings” on Sunday will be a rare and fascinating event but for believers in astrology, it marks a “cosmic reset”.