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This September, Saturn’s silent ballet

September 12, 2025 6:56 am

In its luminosity through this month, lessons in wonder and humility

Since timing may vary by region, check local skywatching guides or apps before heading out. (Representative Image: FreePik)

Moon meets Mars, meteors light up the sky: 8 stunning skywatching events this July

July 03, 2025 12:46 pm

From Mercury’s peak visibility to the Southern delta Aquariids meteor shower, July’s skywatching lineup promises an array of celestial events.

Saturn's rings disappear for a while every 13 to 15 years.

Saturn’s iconic ice and rock rings to disappear this weekend: Here’s why

March 23, 2025 9:11 am

Saturn's rings stretch 2,73,600 kilometers but are only 10 meters thick.

Why Saturn’s majestic rings will briefly ‘disappear’ in march 2025

Saturn’s rings will briefly ‘disappear’ in March 2025. Here’s why

September 08, 2024 1:51 pm

NASA confirmed in 2018 that Saturn will indeed lose its rings for good. In fact Saturn’s rings are constantly being pulled towards the planet because of its gravity and magnetic field.

The south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Signs of life on Jupiter's and Saturn's moons could exist near surfaces, NASA finds

July 22, 2024 5:11 pm

Here’s some good news for future space missions meant to search for signs of alien life.

Artistic illustration of auroras on Saturn. (NASA)

Researchers to study Saturn, Uranus auroras with Webb Telescope

March 23, 2024 10:04 am

Researchers will use precious Webb telescope observing time to study auroras on Saturn and Uranus.

Water from the subsurface ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus sprays from huge fissures out into space. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which captured this image in 2010,

NASA finds life-sparking energy source and molecule on Saturn’s icy moon

December 15, 2023 5:01 pm

A study has found the presence of a key ingredient of life and powerful energy sources that can trigger it.

Artist's impression of how Saturn's rings will look millions of years from now.

Saturn will lose its rings. Long before that, they will turn invisible to us

November 07, 2023 5:38 pm

Saturn is set to lose its characteristic rings but that will take a long time as far as humans are concerned. But in 2023, those very rings could become invisible to us.

image of saturn, its rings, and three moons taken by the james webb space telescope

Saturn's rings shine in planet's first James Webb Space Telescope image

July 04, 2023 6:55 pm

In its first Webb image, Saturn looks very different from how you picture it usually. Here is why.

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus harbors essential elements for life

June 15, 2023 12:19 pm

The discovery was based on data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, the first to orbit Saturn, during its 13-year landmark exploration of the gaseous giant planet, its rings and its moons from 2004 to 2017.