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Current Feed ContentSaturn's rings are much older than previously thoughtRecent scans on the planet Saturn by the space probe Cassini–Huygens have shown that the planet's rings are much older than previously thought. Recent data says they may be as old as the solar system itself. The new scans have indicated that the rings are likely three to five billion years old, and will probably be around for billions of years longer. Scientists previously thought the rings to be only about 100 million years old. ...Evidence of 'shattered moon' found inside rings of SaturnEvidence of 'shattered moon' found inside rings of Saturn Scientists say that floating inside Saturn 's rings are pieces of what they believe to be a "shattered moon," according to images captured by NASA 's spacecraft Cassini–Huygens . The scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder looked at the images which were captured in 2004, and found what they call " moonlets ... |
