A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the mystery of why no ringed moons exist today.

Scientists estimate the total mass of the rings to be around 1.5 × 10¹¹ kilograms, roughly equivalent to the mass of Saturn’s moon Mimas. Remarkably, Saturn’s rings are also losing mass at ...

The moon and Saturn will be close together all night, so they will rise and set around the same time. The rise and set times will vary slightly depending on your location. You can use apps like ...

There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...

For example, Saturn's moon Iapetus has a series of large ridges ... There is also a theory that small pieces of debris may be floating around Rhea as remnants of what was once a ring, and the ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

Saturn’s other moons orbit over its equator ... But because Saturn’s orbit around the sun is tipped very slightly relative to Earth’s, we only see the rings precisely edge on at Saturn ...

However, for those outside of Europe, Africa, western Russia and eastern Greenland, the moon and Saturn still appeared close together all night, rising and setting around the same time.

Venus and Saturn will appear in the southwest ... set up a telescope and potentially spot moons around some of these neighboring worlds. Check out the following events occurring in our skies ...

Five of the brightest planets will be visible to the naked eye. With help, you may even spot Uranus and Neptune.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A stunning new photo captures the moon and Saturn engaged in a cosmic game of peek-a-boo. On Jan.