The movement and rotation of the planet makes it invisible
illustration of Saturn (unsplash.com/NASA)
According to a NASA report, Saturn’s rings are expected to disappear from view in 2025. This is related to a phenomenon caused by the planet’s rotation around an axis.
Saturn won’t completely lose its rings by 2025, but they will get thinner. This means that Saturn’s rings will not be visible to earthlings. This has been confirmed by NASA to CBS News.
1. The planet’s rotation makes Saturn’s rings invisible
illustration of Saturn (pixabay.com/@wikiimages)
Saturn’s ring system extends up to 175,000 miles (about 281,635 km) from the planet’s surface. This size makes it clearly visible to stargazers on Earth, according to NASA.
However, in 2025, the gas giant will tilt towards Earth, making the huge ring appear to disappear into a nearly invisible line.
Although the structures are very wide, the vertical height of the rings is typically 30 feet. This means that once every 15 years when Saturn is perfectly visible from the side, the rings are almost impossible to see, giving the illusion that they have disappeared.
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2. Saturn may lose its rings
illustration of Saturn (pixabay.com/TheSpaceway)
NASA also reported that the rings are disappearing at a rate that is worrying scientists.
In an official NASA article in 2018, they stated that “Saturn is losing its rings at a worst-case scenario rate.” The rings are expected to disappear completely in the next 300 million years.
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2023-11-30 01:05:00
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