Saturn and Satyr

Saturn is a gift. It's not like our solar system would be boring without it, but with it we do get some amazing stuff. Like, for example, this: This picture, taken by the Cassini spacecraft on Christmas Day 2013, shows the magnificent ring system. Composed of countless trillions of small particles of ice, the rings form a flat plane that is, to scale, far thinner than a sheet of paper. And there's not just one ring; there are thousands, sculpted by the gravity of the many moons sharing their spa...