A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the ...

New research has cast doubt on the long-held belief that Saturn's rings are relatively young, suggesting instead that they could date back 4.5 billion years to when the planet formed. The study ...

Saturn's rings, once thought young, might be as old as the planet itself, around 4.5 billion years. New research using Cassini data suggests micrometeoroid impacts vaporize, keeping the rings ...

When you think of Saturn, you probably picture the planet with its iconic rings around it. The amazing rings are made up of lots of particles of different sizes, including water, ice and dust.

For years, scientists believed Saturn's rings were young, only 100 to 400 million years old. However, a new study suggests that the iconic rings could be billions of years old. Researchers from ...

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Saturn's rings might not be younger than the dinosaurs as recently suggested, but nearly as old as the giant planet itself at billions of years in age, a new study says. The age of Saturn's rings ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — New research suggests that Saturn's rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. Instead of being a youthful 400 million years old as commonly ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research suggests that Saturn’s rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. Instead of being a youthful 400 million years old as ...