Like Earth, Saturn’s axis is tilted, NASA explains.Saturn is transitioning, causing its tilt to shift. This will alter our view of the planet as Earth crosses its ring plane.

Saturn’s iconic rings will seem to “disappear” for a couple of days starting this weekend — at least from our vantage point on Earth. The rings won’t actually vanish, but for a short ...

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

Saturn's rings extend up to 175,000 miles (282,000 km) from the planet. ... 2017, making a total of 294 orbits before falling into the planet's atmosphere and breaking apart.

Saturn's rings extend up to 175,000 miles (282,000 km) from the planet. However, they are very thin: The main rings have a height of only 30 feet (10 m), on average, according to NASA.

Saturn’s ethereal halo is made up of the fragments of an icy moon. NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI Saturn is best-known for its eye-popping rings, which sweep 175,000 miles from the planet.

The rings, believed to be made up of rocky and icy chunks that could be as large as a house, help separate Saturn from other planets in our solar system. They’re also about to perform a ...

The rings, believed to be made up of rocky and icy chunks that could be as large as a house, help separate Saturn from other planets in our solar system. They’re also about to perform a ...