During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with ...

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For a very long time, Saturn was thought to be the only planet in our solar system with rings. The rings around Saturn were discovered by an astronomer called Galileo Galilei nearly 400 years ago. He ...

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.

This weekend, stargazers will have a rare opportunity to see Saturn in a way few have before: with its iconic rings almost ...

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