Saturn's Rings Will Briefly "Vanish" In 2025

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A diagram illustrating Saturn’s axis of tilt progression from visible to edge-on (Credit: NASA/ Public Domain)

Planetary rings are a natural feature of the larger outer planets like Jupiter and Neptune, but none are as spectacular as Saturn's. However, in March and November 2025, these majestic rings will not be visible to observers on Earth. Fortunately, this rare event is only an optical illusion. It is caused by the orientation of Saturn's thin rings and the planet's tilt relative to Earth. The last time this occurred was in 2009.

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  • fukyrehonole
    fukyrehonole3달
    It's bad that Saturn's rings are disappearing!
    • minicopter12
      minicopter126달
      We will miss you rings
      • 20016951
        200169517달
        I am going to miss Saturn`s rings. Saturn is one of my favorite planets.
        • celticsgod0
          celticsgod07달
          This is very interesting and I think this is good for scientists to study
          • celticsgod0
            celticsgod07달
            Did you know that Saturn's rings are thought to be pieces of comets, asteroids, or shattered moons that broke up before they reached the planet, torn apart by Saturn's powerful gravity?
          • sivanivabuga
            sivanivabuga7달
            W this is interesting
            • lilmoonjelly
              lilmoonjelly8달
              I have a telescope and I think this is so cool! I can't wait to see Saturn's rings "vanish" for a while! Astronomy is SOOOOO cool, and I like to hear about and discover new planets on TV! THIS IS GREAT!
              • mojujukohipa
                mojujukohipa7달
                Amateur Astronomy is a lot of Fun! As well as being fun, astronomy can also make you smarter, like reading books and going to school makes people smart. As this article shows, Saturn can be fun and beautiful to look at. You can also "split stars"! Most stars are binary, trinary, that look like one star without a telescope. That means a lot of stars are are really more than one star when you look at them through a telescope. For example, 'Sirius' is the brightest star in the night sky and it looks like a single star to the naked eye. But Sirius is really a double star and can be "Split" with a powerful telescope! You can catalogue "Split Stars", then check with NASA to see if it has been registered yet, and then send the information to NASA. NASA will register your information "if that star" has not been yet been registered. It is possible to even name the star! Besides a telescope, you can also use binoculars to look at Saturn as well as the Moon and Stars! But try to steady your arms on the hood of a car or something so the binoculars do not wobble.
            • seqnoe4847
              seqnoe48478달
              cool!
              • 4nn444
                4nn4448달
                I love saturn
                • cutecore
                  cutecore8달
                  its kinda strange that saturns rings are randomly vanishing from our sight and can only barely be seen through large telescopes. 🌸🦴
                  • cinnamon_zara
                    cinnamon_zara8달
                    Saturn is my fav planet and it’s so sad that the rings and gonna go away its a pain for people in this generation

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