In 2017, NASA’s Cassini probe plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere and measured the atmospheric constituents, confirming that many particles are indeed falling in from the rings.

Saturn ’s rings are disintegrating and heating up the gas giant’s upper atmosphere, according to a new study whose findings may help predict if planets around other stars have ring systems.

Scientists still need to do more work to determine precisely how the rings are heating Saturn's atmosphere, but the study says the most likely culprit is the rain of ice particulates falling from ...

New research using the Hubble Space Telescope shows that Saturn's icy rings actually heat up its upper atmosphere.

This points to the steady “ice rain” from Saturn’s rings as the best explanation. “We are just at the beginning of this ring characterization effect on the upper atmosphere of a planet.

The rings that make Saturn such a spectacle are probably heating its atmosphere and making it glow at ultraviolet wavelengths. Researchers detected an excess of ultraviolet emission in Saturn’s ...

Icy 'rain' from Saturn's rings is heating the gas giant's atmosphere, a phenomenon never seen in the solar system before, a new study suggests.

The researchers discovered this by looking at the excess ultraviolet radiation, which is seen as a line of hydrogen in Saturn’s atmosphere.

Rains From Its Rings Are Heating Up Saturn's Atmosphere Ice particles falling down onto Saturn are affecting the planet’s weather.

After combining data from multiple missions, it appears Saturn's rings cause noticeable heating in Saturn's atmosphere. This signal might be detectable in other solar systems.

This points to the steady “ice rain” from Saturn’s rings as the best explanation. “We are just at the beginning of this ring characterization effect on the upper atmosphere of a planet.