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Saturn is one of a few planets in our solar system surrounded by rings. Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock/Elements of this image furnished by NASA

Curious Kids: why are some planets surrounded by rings?

Dr Rudi Kuhn, South African Astronomical Observatory

We’re not sure how the rings work or how they formed, but there are a few theories.
With giant Saturn hanging in the blackness and sheltering Cassini from the Sun’s blinding glare, the spacecraft viewed the rings as never before. NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

A brief astronomical history of Saturn’s amazing rings

Vahe Peroomian, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Although the rings of Saturn may look like a permanent fixture of the planet, they are ever-changing. New analyses of the rings reveal how and when they were made, from what and whether they’ll last.

Related Topics

  1. Astronomy
  2. Cassini
  3. Jupiter
  4. Pioneer
  5. Planets
  6. Saturn
  7. Solar system
  8. Uranus
  9. Voyager

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