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Centaurs Keep Their Rings From Greedy Gas Giants

24 Jun , 2016 by

Minor planets like Chariklo are good at keeping their ring systems away from larger planets, and we are beginning to understand why

Why Do Planets Have Rings?

11 Feb , 2016 by

Planet come in a wide variety of sizes, compositions, and colors – and they can sometimes have rings. Where do these rings come from?

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Surprise! Asteroid Hosts A Two-Ring Circus Above Its Surface

26 Mar , 2014 by

Rings are a tough phenomenon to spot. As late as 1977, astronomers thought that the only thing in the solar system with rings was the planet Saturn. Now, we can add the first asteroid to the list of ringed bodies nearby us. The asteroid 10199 Chariklo hosts two rings, perhaps due to a collision that caused a […]

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