Saturn - The Ring Planet

Today in Astronomy History
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July 29, 1958
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the NASA & Space Act of 1958, and creates NASA.

July 29, 1999
The Deep Space 1 spacecraft flew by asteroid Braille.

July 29, 2005
Astronomers at Mount Palomar discover the dwarf-planet Eris. Eris is the largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System.

Welcome to The Ring Planet
A website about the planet Saturn

Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn (father of Zeus). Saturn is one of the most magnificient planetary views in the sky. Saturn is a gas giant with a ring of moonlettes which is easily visable to binoculars or telescopic viewing. The Rings of Saturn were first observed by Galileo Galilei with his telescope in 1610.