Saturn’s Rings Officially Young (Again)
May 12, 2023
Old agers can't weasel around it any more. Saturn's rings are short-lived. They cannot be as old as Saturn.
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How to Keep the Solar System Old: Struggle and Hope
December 2, 2022
Keeping the consensus age of the solar system is vital to evolution, but observations keep getting in the way.
Two More Age Troubles for Saturn’s Rings
February 4, 2022
Disruptive processes make it harder to believe Saturn's rings could last for billions of years.
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.
Debate Is Over: Saturn Is Young
April 23, 2019
Scientists have run out of options to keep Saturn and its rings and moons billions of years old. It's time to face the music.
Saturn’s Ring Moons Collect Ring Dust
April 1, 2019
How long have these little moons been gathering ring dust on their equators?
Saturn’s Rings Not Just Young, but “Very Young”
January 18, 2019
Cassini scientists now have reduced the rings' age by an order of magnitude, as if they formed practically "yesterday."
Saturn, the Bringer of Youth
December 20, 2018
More discoveries of youthful phenomena contradict Gustav Holst's musical tribute to "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age."
Latest Evidence that Saturn and Its Rings Are Young
October 8, 2018
A new set of post-Cassini papers has to deal with observational facts: Saturn's rings cannot last billions of years.
It’s Official: Saturn’s Rings Are Young
January 3, 2018
There's no stretching the truth any more. Cassini data have led all the ringmasters to the conclusion that the rings of Saturn are not billions of years old.
Planetary Youth Continues After Cassini
December 19, 2017
The data gathering phase is over, but the data mining phase will continue for years. This entry also shares some news about other solar system objects showing youthfulness.
Planet Party Busted by Triton
November 16, 2017
Theories can be like parties with tantalizing speculations until big, whopping anomalies spoil the fun.
Cassini Continues to Unveil Youth at Saturn
October 20, 2017
Reports from Cassini's last days, even up to its last gasps as it plunged into Saturn on September 15, are not supporting long ages.
Ring Around the Dwarf Planet Says ‘I’m Young’
October 13, 2017
You can't declare something old just because your worldview requires it to be old.
Cassini Grand Verdict: Saturn Rings Younger Than Expected
August 30, 2017
With the orbiter's best-yet images and data now coming down, a long-running debate about the age of Saturn's rings is concluding in favor of youth.