ringed planets

Evidence that Mars Used to Have a Ring

Mars only has two moons: Phobos and Deimos. They're strange, for moons, little more than lumpy, potato-shaped chunks of rock.…

4 years ago

A new study from the University of Antioquia suggests that the mysterious behavior of Tabby's Star could be due to…

7 years ago

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Planetary rings are an interesting phenomena. The mere mention of these two words tends to conjure up images of Saturn,…

10 years ago

Rings are a tough phenomenon to spot. As late as 1977, astronomers thought that the only thing in the solar…

11 years ago

[/caption] In an article earlier this month, I discussed the potential for discovering moons orbiting extrasolar planets. I'd used an…

13 years ago