Saturn's rings will "disappear" for some time in 2025 due to poor vision

CTOnews.com, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) Galileo Galilei (Galileo Galilei), the father of modern astronomy, first discovered Saturn's rings and called them "ears" in 1610 using a pioneering but more primitive telescope. However, Saturn's rings will "disappear" for some time in 2025 due to poor vision, according to a new study.

CTOnews.com Note: Saturn's rings are the most prominent and obvious among the rings of planets in the solar system, with countless small particles, ranging in size from microns to meters, orbiting Saturn in clusters. The particles in the ring are mainly composed of water ice, as well as some dust and other chemicals.

Because Saturn is not fully aligned with Earth, the tilt angle of Saturn's rings will drop from 9 degrees this year to 3.7 degrees next year, and by 2025, Saturn's rings will form a thin line and will not be visible to humans for a short time, according to a newly released study.

Fortunately, this phenomenon will not last long, as the planet continues to move away from Earth during its 29.5-year cycle, slowly revealing the bottom of the ring and reaching its maximum tilt in 2032.