The rings consist of huge numbers of mostly icy particles ranging from centimeters to many meters in size, plus dust and a few larger embedded moonlets. Their combined mass is similar to that of ...

All these particles orbit Saturn in Saturn’s equatorial plane. The particles do not emit visible light of their own but reflect and scatter sunlight. In some parts of the rings the particles are ...

For instance, JWST's NIRSpec observations have allowed researchers to create three-dimensional maps of the supernova's ejecta and the surrounding equatorial ring, revealing complex structures and ...