Just in time for the holidays, NASA's Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn for more than eight years now, has delivered another glorious, backlit view of the planet Saturn and its rings.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured a gorgeous backlit image of Saturn and its rings, providing a holiday treat for scientists and the public alike. Cassini took the photo — actually a mosaic ...

A NASA spacecraft has revealed an unprecedented view of Saturn from space, showing the entire gas giant backlit by the sun with several of its moons and all but one of its rings, as Earth ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft snapped hundreds of photos of Saturn, backlit by the Sun. NASA combined 141 of those photos to produce a dazzling panoramic image of Saturn, its rings and the space ...

Cassini was located within Saturn's shadow which, according to NASA, allowed it “to look in the direction of the sun and take a backlit view of the rings and the dark side of the planet.” ...

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Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Saturn’s iconic icy rings may not be around for future skygazers to glimpse at through their ...

Cassini's cameras were turned toward Saturn and the sun so that the planet and rings are backlit. NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured a gorgeous backlit image of Saturn and its rings ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured a gorgeous backlit image of Saturn and its rings, providing a holiday treat for scientists and the public alike. Cassini took the photo — actually a mosaic of 60 ...