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.

Saturn's rings are mostly made up of ice, asteroids, comets and moon fragments. In May 2025, the massive celestial loops will be effectively invisible to the human eye.

Saturn’s rings are slowly disappearing. The rings will vanish in a few hundred million years as icy material from them rains down on the planet, scientists predict.

Saturn’s bands will make a comeback tour after March 2025, before disappearing once again in November 2025. The planet has seven distinct rings comprised of ice, rocky debris and dust.

Starting on Sunday, Saturn’s rings will seem to disappear for a few days. For the next several months, Simon said the rings will “remain very thin” to our eyes.

Like Earth, Saturn’s axis is tilted, NASA explains.Saturn is transitioning, causing its tilt to shift. This will alter our view of the planet as Earth crosses its ring plane.

Like Earth, Saturn’s axis is tilted, NASA explains.Next year, Saturn will transition and its tilt will shift, altering our view of the planet as Earth crosses its ring plane.

The plane crossing will begin at around 12:04 p.m. ET on Sunday, according to in-the-sky.org.Saturn’s rings won’t come into full view from Earth for a few months, and we may not get to see ...

Saturn’s rings are no more than a few hundred million years old and will only exist as they are today for another few hundred million years. Skip to content.

Saturn's rings will disappear from view of ground-based telescopes in 2025. Here's why. Every 13-15 years, Saturn is angled in a way in which the edge of its thin rings are oriented toward Earth ...

Saturn’s rings are slowly disappearing. The rings will vanish in a few hundred million years as icy material from them rains down on the planet, scientists predict.

Starting on Sunday, Saturn’s rings will seem to disappear for a few days. For the next several months, Simon said the rings will “remain very thin” to our eyes.