Saturn's rings will appear to have disappeared if you catch a glimpse of the planet through the eyepiece of a telescope on the night of Nov. 23 — but don't worry, you'll be witnessing an illusion!

During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this weekend as Saturn's rings will become nearly invisible in a rare interplanetary optical ...

Skywatchers in India and across the globe are set for a rare celestial event as Saturn's iconic rings will seemingly vanish ...

A rare alignment between Earth and Saturn will make the gas giant’s rings appear so thin that they’ll be nearly invisible.

Although the rings span more than 2,80,000 kilometres in diameter, their vertical thickness is barely tens of metres.

Sky-watchers are in for a rare celestial illusion this weekend as Saturn tilts in such a way that its iconic rings nearly ...

Saturn’s rings appeared to disappear on November 23 due to a rare optical illusion. The phenomenon, which occurs every 13 to ...

About 400 years ago, astronomers observing Saturn through telescopes were baffled when its rings seemed to vanish.

This means that it would still take a little over four whole years of traveling at lightspeed to reach the red dwarf—not that ...