Further, we’ll need to learn more about what exactly is keeping the ring around this planet from forming into a moon. That could also help us determine more about future planets we observe and ...

Quaoar, which orbits the sun in the distant Kuiper belt, is the latest small object shown to have a ring like the ones around Saturn ... to qualify as a dwarf planet, pulled by its gravity ...

Being able to detect a ring around a planet that’s about 4.06 billion miles from the sun is a remarkable achievement. What’s even more remarkable was that the astronomers were able to ...

New telescope data has revealed that a dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the solar system has a dense ring around it, leaving scientists and astronomers confused as to why. Scientists at the ...

Researchers said on Wednesday they have detected a ring encircling Quaoar akin to the one around the planet Saturn. But the one around Quaoar defies the current understanding of where such rings ...

and recent observations of the planet found a dense ring around it, but scientists can't figure how – or why – it's there. Discovered in 2002, Quaoar exists in the Kuiper Belt ...

A ring that scientists had thought couldn’t exist has been found around a planet in our Solar System. The ring is similar to those that famously wrap around other nearby planets, such as Saturn.

New Hubble Space Telescope imagery of the Saturn show it's 'ring spokes' in orbit around the gas giant planet. Credit: ...

Earth may have had a ring system that came into existence around 466 million years ago, a new study has suggested. This was the period when our planet was bombarded with unusually intense ...

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In time, Mars' gravity will shatter it entirely, creating a ring of debris around the planet. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is ...

close enough to be ripped apart by the planet’s gravity. The debris from the breakup then coalesced in a ring around the Equator, a scenario that may be linked to dramatic changes in climate and ...