Scientists still need to do more work to determine precisely how the rings are heating Saturn's atmosphere, but the study says the most likely culprit is the rain of ice particulates falling from ...

Saturn’s icy rings are probably heating its atmosphere, giving it an ultraviolet glow. Water ice falling into the planet’s upper atmosphere may create an excess UV emission ...

Saturn’s rings have captivated astronomers for over four centuries. In 1610, famed Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei first observed the rings using a telescope, but he did not know what they were.

This composite photo, taken on Oct. 22, 2023, by the Hubble Space Telescope captured Saturn's mysterious ring spokes. Scientists still don't know what the spokes are.