The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision about 100 million years ago.

An optical illusion during Saturn's equinox is to blame for the rings disappearing from view briefly. The next time this is set to happen is May 6, 2025.

Once orbit was achieved, Cassini was 12,428 miles above Saturn's cloud tops and flying as it should, at a constant speed of 47,815 mph.

This phenomenon is caused by an optical illusion that occurs when the stars line up. Saturn is tilted at 26.73 degrees on its orbit, while Earth is very close to that at a 23.5-degree tilt. When ...

If you unfurled Saturn's rings into lines, all the planets in the solar system could line up comfortably along their length.

Saturn's rings might have formed 100 million years ago when one of its icy moons was ripped apart by the planet's gravity.

2004-07-02 04:00:00 PDT Pasadena -- The Cassini spacecraft, flying precisely in its first orbit around Saturn on Thursday, began sending back the most extraordinary images of the planet's ...

PASADENA, Calif., July 1 -- The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft hurtled through the rings of Saturn and settled into planetary orbit late Wednesday, putting a pinpoint finish to a bold 2 billion-mile ...

But Cassini will also use Titan’s gravity to shift into its final orbit between Saturn and the planet’s rings, something that’s never been done before.

The $3.3 billion space probe completes a risky maneuver through Saturn's rings, becoming the first spacecraft ever to orbit the planet. Let the discoveries begin. Amit Asaravala reports from ...