The best time to view Saturn is almost here: On Sept. 21, the ringed planet will reach opposition, meaning Earth will be ...

On a temporary scale, the rings are coming back, but in the (much) longer term they’re probably a beautiful but transient ...

Imagery of Saturn captured by the James Webb Space Telescope is superimposed over an image captured by Hubble. "Yellows represent bright and warm parts of Saturn’s atmosphere, while the purple areas ...

Saturn’s rings orbit along the planet’s equator. Their appearance depends on the tilt of Saturn’s spin axis toward the Sun.

As the seasons change with the equinox on Monday, September 22, the Saturn opposition will be the final astronomical event of ...

For decades, Saturn has fascinated scientists with its rings, storms, and unusual north-pole hexagon. Now, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has uncovered something even stranger: dark bead-like ...

The ringed planet will be at its closest point to Earth this weekend, glowing brightly all night long. A telescope will ...

Titan's shadow will fall over Saturn during the early morning hours of Sept. 4. Heads up stargazers! The shadow of Saturn's ...

A new layer of mysteries hangs above Saturn's turbulent clouds. The James Webb Space Telescope has detected strange gaseous patterns, never before observed in the Solar System. This ...