Origin of minor planets' rings revealed

Origin of minor planets' rings revealed Kobe, Japan (SPX) Oct 07, 2016 - A team of researchers has clarified the origin of the rings recently discovered around two minor planets known as centaurs, and their results suggest the existence of rings around other centaurs. These findings were published on August 29 in Astrophysical Journal Letters, and introduced in AAS Nova, a website for research highlights from the journals of the American Astronomical Society. T ... more

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