The rings of Saturn could be much older than previously thought and may have formed around the same time as ... to be relatively young argues that the new work doesn’t change their findings.

After graduating from UVA in 2013 and completing her doctorate in planetary science from the University of Arizona in 2019, ...

The end phases of the mission should yield new ... at Saturn at a very special time in the history of the Solar System, according to scientists. They've confirmed the planet's iconic rings are ...

A new study implies that in the ... the mystery of why these satellites are now ring-free. Rings surround many members of our planetary family. Saturn is perhaps the best-known example, swathed ...

While Saturn first formed around 4.5 BILLION years ago, studies suggest the rings are only 100- 200 million years old, tops. That’s younger than some dinosaurs. So when you think about it ...

the rings are seen more nearly edge on from Earth, and in fact they are exactly edge on as seen from the sun. But because Saturn’s orbit around the sun is tipped very slightly relative to Earth ...

Saturn's rings, once thought young, might be as old as the planet itself, around 4.5 billion years. New research using Cassini data suggests micrometeoroid impacts vaporize, keeping the rings ...

New Study Puts a Definitive Age on Saturn's Rings -- They're Really Young May 12, 2023 — Physicists measured the flux of interplanetary dust around Saturn. The researchers concluded that the ...

EARTH is in for yet another spectacular year for breathtaking cosmic displays - from Saturn's rings disappearing to ... which is a peak that comes around every 11 years or so.

Now, it's tough to imagine a ringless Saturn. So when you think about it, we're pretty lucky we happened to be around to see those magnificent rings. Really lucky, in fact. Because efforts to ...

Montage of JWST MIRI/MRS observations of Saturn in November 2022, requiring four tiles to study ... [+] Saturn’s northern hemisphere and rings ... seasons last for around seven Earth-years.