
Keeping Planetary Rings Going for Eons
December 8, 2003
It’s common knowledge that planetary rings, like those at Saturn, don’t last forever (see 02/12/2002 headline), so scientists either have to find a way to keep them going, or admit that we live in a special period in the lifetime of the solar system to see them now. That latter option is “philosophically unappealing” to […]