Saturn is angled in a way in which the edge of its thin rings are oriented toward Earth – effectively causing them to vanish.

The existence of these gaps is influenced by the gravitational forces exerted by Saturn’s numerous moons, particularly the so ...

Faint and close in toward Saturn, the D ring was only found in 1933 ... orbit by shoving away debris in their path, creating a gap between rings. As they skim past the edges of the gaps, spinning ...

After a prolonged study of the ring’s shadow with direct vision, I averted my gaze toward one of the rings’ ansae — the bright “handles” that appear on either side of Saturn where the ...

A ring system circling a young giant planet about 430 light years from Earth is 200 times the size of Saturn's rings, scientists have discovered. WSJ's Monika Auger reports. Photo: Ron Miller ...

The largest gap, known as the Cassini Division ... found that the rings could disappear even faster. Measuring ring-material detected by Cassini falling into Saturn’s equator allowed astronomers ...

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Next year, Saturn will transition and its tilt will shift, altering our view of the planet as Earth crosses its ring plane. This is where the disappearance comes in. “The rings engage in sort of ...