Saturn's rings, imaged based on radio data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Green indicates regions with particles smaller than 5 centimeters; purple is where no particles are that small. The white ...

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There’s a 363-foot rocket ready to launch in the middle of Washington, D.C. The life-sized animation of NASA’s Saturn V will loom above the National Mall every night this week, projected onto the ...

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If star-hopping aliens ever visited our solar system, Saturn is probably the planet they'd remember. The seven giant rings circling its equator make Saturn the most distinct planet orbiting the sun.