6 stunning images of Saturn shared by NASA

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope photo of Saturn reveals the planet's cloud bands and a phenomenon called ring spokes.

This 1981 Voyager 2 image shows the vast Saturn ring system.

A view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn's northern hemisphere in 2016.

In this image, the rings on the night side of the planet have been brightened significantly to more clearly reveal their features.

This close-up view of Saturn’s rings shows that many tiny rings make up the larger rings around the planet.

Saturn's main rings, along with its and moons, are much brighter than most stars.

Image source: NASA