Discovery of Ringed Asteroid Stuns Astro**mers
Scientists have made a stunning Discovery in the outer realm of the solar system — an Asteroid with its own set of rings that orbits the sun between Saturn and Uranus. The space rock is the first **n-planetary object ever found to have its own ring system, researchers say.
The pair of space rock rings encircle the asteroid Chariklo. They were most likely formed after a collision scattered debris around the asteroid, according to a new study unveiled March 27. The Asteroid rings also suggests the presence of a still-undiscovered moon around Chariklo that's keeping them stable, researchers said. Read more...
03-28-2014, 12:02 AM
Discovery of Ringed Asteroid Stuns Astro**mers
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