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WASHINGTON — Discovered by Galileo 400 years ago, the rings of Saturn are about the most striking thing astronomers with small telescopes can spot in our solar system.But even today, experts cannot agree on how or when they formed.A new study published Thursday in the prestigious journal Science sets out to provide a convincing answer.Between 100-200 million years ago, an icy
About 100 million years ago, one of Saturn's moons may have come much too close to its planet. Now an American astronomer suspects that the moon was torn apart by Saturn's gravity and that the remnants formed the rings that surround the planet.
Scientists said on Thursday the destruction of a large moon that strayed too close to Saturn would account both for the birth of the gas giant planet's magnificent rings.
WASHINGTON: Discovered by Galileo 400 years ago, the rings of Saturn are about the most striking thing astronomers...
Saturn’s rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon that smashed to bits to form Saturn’s rings.