dark bands that turned out to be ring rain caught in Saturn's magnetic fields. Back then, researchers estimated the rings would totally drain in 300 million years. But observations by NASA's ...

This process effectively prevents the rings from accumulating dark, dirty particles over time. The resulting charged particles are either sucked into Saturn’s atmosphere or ejected into space ...

starting with the ‘disappearance’ of Saturn’s rings. Eclipses, meteor showers, and planetary gatherings promise a year of cosmic wonder for sky watchers across Australia. While a dark ...

with little if any dark and dirty residue left behind. They found that the resulting charged particles get sucked toward Saturn or out into space, keeping the rings spotless and challenging the ...

dark bands that turned out to be ring rain caught in Saturn’s magnetic fields. Back then, researchers estimated the rings would totally drain in 300 million years. But observations by NASA’s ...

In the vapors which envelop both, also, peculiar cloud masses have been observed, including dark bands par- aJlel to the equator. In the case of Saturn these phe- FIG. 4.—SATURN'S RINGS AS THEY ...

It seems quite safe to predict that Saturn's rings will appear to our grandchildren ... The choice of a somber hue—black, dark gray, dark brown, or dark blue—is totally opposed to scientific ...