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Is the “Alien Megastructure” around Tabby’s Star Actually a Ringed Gas Giant?

25 Aug , 2017 by Matt Williams

A new study from the University of Antioquia suggests that the mysterious behavior of Tabby’s Star could be due to a ringed gas giant.

alien megastructure, Featured, gas giant, jupiter-sized planet, KIC 8462852, ringed planets, Tabby's Star
Which Planets Have Rings?

Astronomy, Guide to Space, Solar System

Which Planets Have Rings?

5 Feb , 2015 by Matt Williams

Planetary rings are an interesting phenomena. The mere mention of these two words tends to conjure up images of Saturn, with its large and colorful system of rings that form an orbiting disk. But in fact, several other planets in our Solar System have rings. It’s just that, unlike Saturn, their systems are less visible, […]

gas giants, Jupiter, Neptune, planets, planets with rings, ringed planets, Saturn, Uranus

Asteroids, Astronomy, Planet News, Planetary Formation, Solar System

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

26 Mar , 2014 by Elizabeth Howell

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 […]

Chariklo, occultation, Regulus, ringed planets, rings, UCAC4 248-108672

Astronomy, Extrasolar Planets

Forget Exomoons. Let’s talk Exorings

24 Nov , 2011 by Jon Voisey

[/caption] In an article earlier this month, I discussed the potential for discovering moons orbiting extrasolar planets. I’d used an image of an exoplant system with rings, prompting one reader to ask if those would be possible to detect. Apparently he wasn’t the only person wondering. A new paper looks more at exomoons and explores […]

Extrasolar Planets, ringed planets

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