Saturn will undergo a drastic change in the coming months, at least as the planet is seen from Earth. Here's what's going to ...

According to a new study that was published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Earth may have once had rings ...

A solar wind event squashed the protective bubble around Uranus just before Voyager 2 flew by the planet in 1986, shifting ...

"The Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986 revealed an unusually oblique and off-centred magnetic field," the researchers wrote.

Approximately 466 million years ago, Earth might have exhibited a spectacular ... findings about this ancient ring and its anticipated influence on our planet. While the notion that Earth had ...

We know from The Lord of the Rings that Tolkien crafted endless stars in his legendarium, but are there other planets too?

Feb. 8, 2023 — Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System. The ring system orbits much further out than is typical for other ring systems ...

But don't worry, it won't be forever - as you'll be able to see them again when the planet tilts back towards Earth. Saturn has seven main rings, which are thought to be made from pieces of comets ...

The researchers say that debris that didn’t become caught in the planet’s iconic rings could have also acted as the origins of some of the planet’s many moons. The research was headed using ...

In the cosmic candy shop, there are Ring Pops (less magnificent versions of Saturn), Hot Tamales (Jupiter-like planets close to their stars and blazing hot), and even cotton candy planets (big puffy ...

The ring probably would have shaded the hemispheres of the planet experiencing winter, while slightly increasing summer heat on the other half, Tomkins and co-authors suggest. Vast quantities of ...