Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But sometimes they seem to disappear as seen from Earth.

It's 'spoke season' on Saturn when strange features appear in the planet's rings. The Hubble Space Telescope continues to monitor the planet post-Cassini mission. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Paul Morris: Lead Producer Music Credit “Mind’s Eye” by Paul Saunderson [PRS] via Abbey Road Masters [PRS] and Universal Production Music.

Though such alignments aren't unheard of, this particular formation was special due to the sheer number of planets visible together.

On Jan. 4, Saturn briefly hid behind the crescent moon, escaping the view of skywatchers in Europe, Africa, western Russia and eastern Greenland in an event known as a lunar occultation. Astronomer Gianluca Masi shared a composite photo taken during the event using the Virtual Telescope Project in Manciano, Italy.

Venus and Saturn will be in conjunction this weekend, appearing side by side in the night sky during January's post-sunset "planet parade."

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and watch a close pairing of two naked-eye planets: Venus and Saturn. The two will be in the southwestern evening sky, and will be closest during the week of January 19.

Venus and Saturn will appear extraordinarily close together in the night sky overnight on Jan. 17 during a celestial event known as a conjunction.

Venus is the planet of love, beauty and pleasure — it governs everything from our finances and relationship dynamics to our values and desires. In Pisces, the love planet immerses itself in the ideal fantasy, encouraging us to dream big when it comes to our desires. This, however, could be our detriment if we lose sight of reality.

A famous illustration of Saturn's moon Titan got it all wrong. Never mind -- what we imagine space to be, and what we know it is, can both evoke the sublime.

William Shatner and the "Back to the Future" cast are some of the honorees that will be recognized at the 52nd Saturn Awards, which will incorporate fundraising for wildfire relief efforts.

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in the sky this week.

Horoscopes for each zodiac sign on January 25, 2025, involve the Moon in Sagittarius squaring Saturn in Pisces. You’re being presented with a unique opportunity to turn your most grand, audacious ideas into tangible reality.