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Something Is Messing With a Ring System Between Saturn and Uranus

Artistic conception of Centaur Chariklo and its two thin rings.
Artistic conception of Centaur Chariklo and its two thin rings. Illustration: NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI)

A previously unknown satellite may be shaping the rings of Chariklo, a petite body that orbits the Sun between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus, according to a team of astronomers that recently simulated the rings’ dynamics. – Isaac Schultz Read More