Saturn's Rings Are Only 100 Million Years Old — Which is About How Long They Have Left

Saturn’s rings are one of the jewels of the Solar System, but it seems that their time is short and their existence fleeting.A new study suggests the rings are between 400 million and 100 ...

JWST spots biggest plume yet spewing from a moon of Saturn

Nature, Published online: 18 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01666-xThe huge watery cloud spurting from Enceladus could carry the ingredients for life farther into space than ...

What Cassini's 'grand finale' taught us about Saturn's interior

Six years ago the Cassini spacecraft, which had spent nearly two decades in orbit around Saturn, finished its mission with a grand finale, plunging itself into the depths of Saturn's atmosphere. ...

Research News: Space Dirt Reveals Age of Saturn’s Rings

Author(s): Allison GaspariniMicrometeoroids in Saturn’s rings reveal that these dusty bands are no more than 400 million years old, making them significantly younger than the 4.5-billion-year-old ...

Saturn's rings younger than previously thought—just a few hundred million years

Saturn's rings are much younger than scientists once thought, according to new research from Indiana University Professor Emeritus of Astronomy Richard Durisen—and they are not here to stay.

Saturn’s rings are no more than 400 million years old – study

The findings come from an analysis of cosmic dust.

Saturn's rings are surprisingly young – here's how we know

A ...

Cosmic dust analyser reveals that Saturn’s rings are much younger than the planet itself

A new study has delivered the strongest evidence yet that Saturn’s rings are remarkably young; at no more than 400 million years old, compared to the planet which is estimated to be 4.5 billion ...

New study puts a definitive age on Saturn's rings: They're really young

A new study led by physicist Sascha Kempf at the University of Colorado Boulder has delivered the strongest evidence yet that Saturn's rings are remarkably young—potentially answering a question ...

Saturn's Youthful Rings and Newfound Moons Put It in Stargazing Spotlight

Saturn’s surprisingly young rings and record-breaking bounty of moons make the planet a ripe target for springtime skywatchers

Sharks are older than Saturn’s rings

Saturn's rings are much younger than we thought.

New Study Reveals Just How Lucky We Are to Witness Saturn's Incredible Rings

Their existence is fleeting.

Saturn’s rings found to be a youthful, recent addition to the planet

Nasa’s Cassini probe reveals dust and ice around the planet is only a few hundred million years old

Put a Crown on It: Saturn Shatters Jupiter's Record for Most Moons

In February, scientists declared that Jupiter had the most moons of any planet in our solar system, with 92 natural satellites, ripping the crown from Saturn’s grasp. Now, Saturn has snatched ...

Saturn's rings are much younger than we thought

Saturn's rings are surprisingly youthful and much younger than the gas giant planet itself, new research has revealed. ...

Saturn’s Rings Are So Young We’re Lucky To See Them, Say Scientists

New evidence suggests that Saturn’s rings are remarkably young.

Saturn's rings are a 'new phenomena' at 400million years old

Led the University of Colorado scientists spent 13 years collecting a minuscule amount of dust while measuring the rate at which it accumulated on the outside of the planets atmosphere.

More evidence emerges that Saturn’s rings are much younger than the planet

Enlarge / "Backlit" image of Saturn and its rings, taken by the Cassini spacecraft in 2006. (credit: NASA/Public domain) Astronomers had long assumed that Saturn's distinctive ...

Saturn’s icy rings may be a relatively new addition to the gas giant’s signature look

This colorful cosmic rainbow portrays a section of Saturn’s beautiful rings. The image was taken on June 30, 2004 using the Cassini spacecraft’s Ultraviolet Imaging ...

We now know the age of Saturn’s rings, and the number might surprise you

Saturn’s rings won’t last forever

Saturn’s rings are much younger than scientists once thought—and they’re not here to stay, according to new research. For decades, there has been debate about the origin of Saturn’s ...

Saturn's rings much younger than planet itself, new study says

The dynamic rings around Saturn are much younger than originally thought, with new research from the University of Colorado putting their age at 400 million years compared to the planet's age ...

Rings of Quaoar

A recent stellar occultation has revealed the presence of a second ring around the dwarf planet candidate Quaoar. Using the 'Alopeke instrument on the Gemini North telescope in Hawai'i operated ...

Saturn’s Rings are No More Than Few Hundred Million Years Old, Scientists Say

Saturn’s ring system may well have formed when dinosaurs were still walking on the Earth, and will last only another few hundred million years at most, according to two new studies published ...

Saturn’s rings younger than previously thought — just a few hundred million years

Saturn’s rings are much younger than scientists once thought, according to new research from Indiana University Professor Emeritus of Astronomy Richard Durisen — and they are not here ...

How Old Are Saturn’s Rings? Cosmic Dust Analyzer Reveals They Are Far Younger Than Once Thought

CU Boulder study reveals that Saturn’s rings are much younger than the planet itself at around 400 million years old, but their origin remains a...

New study puts a definitive age on Saturn's rings -- they're really young

Physicists measured the flux of interplanetary dust around Saturn. The researchers concluded that the planet's rings formed less than 400 million years ago, making them much younger than Saturn ...

Saturn’s rings are really young and mostly water

A recent study spearheaded by physicist Sascha Kempf from the University of Colorado Boulder has provided the most compelling evidence to date indicating that Saturn’s rings are surprisingly ...