Billions of Dead Things: Planetary Rings
May 14, 2024
They're dead, and they're young, too. Rings are no place to look for life.
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News for Saturn-Day
October 5, 2019
This entry scours some of the latest papers from Cassini for statements about the age of Saturn and its rings and inner moons.
Saturn’s Ring Moons Collect Ring Dust
April 1, 2019
How long have these little moons been gathering ring dust on their equators?
CRISPR Opens Pandora's Box
June 5, 2015
A quick-and-easy gene editing procedure has leading scientists worried.
Saturn's F-Ring Has Quieted Down
August 4, 2014
Comparing measurements over 25 years, planetary scientists have noted a drop in bright clumps in Saturn's tenuous F-ring.