So which planets in our solar system have rings?All four giant planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — sport these spectacular structures. Plus, many other objects in the solar system, ...

Saturn’s rings are one of the most iconic features in our solar system, captivating astronomers and stargazers for centuries.

The ring system is around a dwarf planet, named Quaoar, which is approximately half the size of Pluto and orbits the Sun beyond Neptune. The discovery, published in Nature, was made by an ...

A ring that scientists had thought couldn’t exist has been found around a planet in our Solar System. The ring is similar to those that famously wrap around other nearby planets, such as Saturn.

None of the moons in our solar system possess rings today. But a new study indicates that such rings, if created, could remain stable for a million years, even while being gravitationally pulled by ...

As it does, the second largest planet in our solar system experiences seasons due to ... As both planets complete their solar orbit, the way Saturn's rings look from Earth slowly changes.

As far as planets go, they don't get much more iconic than Saturn: a huge golden ball encircled by gigantic rings. There's nothing else quite like it in the Solar System. Right now, it's hard to ...

Everest, to the spectacular rings of Saturn, discover how the effects of gravity produce the amazing variety of weird worlds in our solar system. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by ...

U.S. astronomers hunting for "Planet Nine" have instead stumbled on what appears to be a new dwarf planet in the solar system ...

This, actually, is weird. Of the eight planets in the Solar System, half have rings of dust and ice orbiting their equator. Mars is thought to have once had a ring. Some of the dwarf planets have ...