The Vanishing Act: Saturn's Rings to Disappear from Earth's View by 2025

Saturn's iconic rings are set to disappear from view briefly in 2025 due to the tilt of the planet as it orbits the sun. The rings give the illusion of disappearing during an equinox when they cross Saturn's orbital plane, occurring every 15 years. The rings are made up of millions of small chunks of ice and rock, believed to be remnants of comets, asteroids, and shattered moons. Scientists have discovered that the rings are being pulled into the planet by its gravity, and they estimate that the rings could disappear completely within the next 300 million years.