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 largest moon Titan lies well east of Saturn this morning, while several other, smaller satellites cluster closer to the rings.

The best view of the ringed planet occurs when it enters opposition — in other words, when the Earth is directly between Saturn and the sun. This year, that's overnight between Sept. 7 and Sept. 8.

Today in the history of astronomy, Galileo is confused by his observations of Saturn.

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Image Processing- Joseph DePasquale (STScI). Saturn’s ring system is shown in clear detail along with several of the planet’s over 140 known moons —Dione, Enceladus, and Tethys.

Besides being the sixth planet from the sun and most distant planet easily visible to the naked eye, the ringed planet Saturn has another distinction. It may well be the best reason for owning a ...

How to See Saturn’s Rings This Week Saturn will rise in the eastern sky just after sunset for the next few nights. The planet will be visible all night as it traces a path across the sky and ...

With its exquisite sensitivity, Webb captured the dim inner and outer rings of Uranus, including the elusive Zeta ring—the extremely faint and diffuse ring closest to the planet. It also imaged ...

“Both rings and moons are common among sufficiently large planets in our Solar System,” explains Yoni Brande, a University of Kansas astronomer not involved in the new study.

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.