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Saturn's Rings Edge-on

In one of nature's most dramatic examples of "now-you see-them, now-you-don't", NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured Saturn on May 22, 1995 as the planet's magnificent ring system turned edge-on. This ring-plane crossing occurs approximately every 15 years when the Earth...

Sequence Shows Saturn's Rings Edge-On

This sequence of images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope documents a rare astronomical alignment – Saturn's magnificent ring system turned edge-on. This occurs when the Earth passes through Saturn's ring plane, as it does approximately every 15 years. These pictures were taken...

Hubble Views Saturn Ring-Plane Crossing

This sequence of images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope documents a rare astronomical alignment - Saturn's magnificent ring system turned edge-on. This occurs when the Earth passes through Saturn's ring plane, as it does approximately every 15 years. These pictures were taken...