The rings are being pulled into Saturn … New NASA research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 & 2 observations made decades ago. Saturn’s rings are one of the solar system’s most recognizable features, but a new study shows that the planet is losing its famous accessories — and faster than anyone realized. New data from NASA's former Cassini spacecraft has revealed that the rings will be gone 200 million years sooner than previously estimated.

Saturn is losing its rings. From this perspective , the light seen from Saturn's rings was scattered mostly forward , and so appeared back lit.
Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 and 2 observations made decades ago, confirms new NASA research that estimates that the rings … Saturn's rings make it one of the most striking planets in the solar system, but scientists believe they could disappear in less than a 100 million years.
... NASA: Saturn is losing its rings. The rings are being pulled into Saturn by gravity as a dusty rain of ice particles under the influence of Saturn’s magnetic field.

NASA scientists have discovered that Saturn’s rings are disappearing at a rapid pace. Additional data from the Cassini mission that spent 13 years studying Saturn suggests this process could even happen in just 100 million years. Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 and 2 observations made decades ago, confirms new NASA research that estimates that the rings … Chances are, you wouldn't recognize Saturn without its trademark thick band of rings. New NASA research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 & 2 observations made decades ago. Using the estimation of the mass of Saturn’s rings (about 60 quintillion pounds), that means ring rain could cause the ring system of Saturn to be depleted in the next 300 million years. After more than a decade of exploration and discovery, the Cassini spacecraft ran low on fuel in 2017 and was directed to enter Saturn's atmosphere , where it surely melted. On the far left is Saturn's continually changing F Ring.