An optical illusion during Saturn's equinox is to blame for the rings disappearing from view briefly. The next time this is set to happen is May 6, 2025.

Starting on Sunday, Saturn’s rings will seem to disappear for a few days. For the next several months, Simon said the rings will “remain very thin” to our eyes.

Saturn's rings are mostly made up of ice, asteroids, comets and moon fragments. In May 2025, the massive celestial loops will be effectively invisible to the human eye.

This Jan. 2, 2010 image made available by NASA shows the planet Saturn, as seen from the Cassini spacecraft. On Monday, new research suggested that Saturn’s rings may be older than they look ...

Saturn's iconic rings will seemingly "disappear" from view this weekend as they align edge-on with Earth for the first time since 2009.

Compared to the planet, Saturn's rings are a relatively new phenomenon. Saturn's rings are surprisingly youthful and much younger than the gas giant planet itself, new research has revealed. A ...

It turns out that Saturn’s signature rings are a relatively new accessory. A study published May 12 in the journal Science Advances found that the planet’s colorful rings are no more than 400 ...

Saturn's rings won't be visible from Earth in March 2025 and again in November 2025, due to the planets' alignments as they orbit the sun. Mega Millions numbers for Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

As far as Saturn goes, its rings appear to be a temporary exhibit that people have been lucky enough to catch while it's on display. The planet hosts seven rings composed of boulder-size ice chunks.

Saturn’s rings were first discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610, and they have continued to be an iconic part of our solar system, pulling scientist’s eyes to their beauty with ease.

NASA image showing how Saturn's rings will appear to disappear during its equinox in 2025. NASA. The last time this was visible was in September 2009, and will occur again in October 2038.