Strange Universe: Saturn Meets Earth 8/14/22

By Bob Berman

Published August 15, 2022 at 1:08 PM EDT

1 of 1 — Hubble’s Latest Portrait of Saturn

Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach/NASA, ESA, A. Simon (GSFC) and the OPAL Team / STScI

In our hyperbole-minded culture, it's easy to exaggerate. But one planet never disappoints. Through any telescope with more than 30x, Saturn elicits gasps. Oddly enough, photos of the ringed world do not pack the same visceral punch. You have to see it for yourself.

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