Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System. The ring system orbits much further out than is typical for other ring systems, calling into ...

This chapter of the book Planetary Ring Systems addresses the origin of planetary rings, one of the least understood processes related to planet formation and evolution. Whereas rings seem ubiquitous ...

An international group of astronomers has found a new ring system around a dwarf planet hailing from the edge of our Solar System. This discovery challenges current theories on the formation of ring ...

The smallest rings in the solar system, belonging to the centaur Chariklo, may be perturbed by a moon that's yet to be discovered. Reading time 2 minutes A previously unknown satellite may be shaping ...

In a significant breakthrough, astronomers have identified an asteroid boasting its own ring system, a feature previously assumed to be exclusive to giant planets. This extraordinary celestial body ...

Researchers observing a background star pass behind Quaoar, a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, found that the distant object has a ring system unlike any previously found in our solar system. The team ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Left to right: Saturn, Uranus, and Jupiter show off their rings for various NASA spacecraft.

Before the solar system had planets, the sun had rings — bands of dust and gas similar to Saturn’s rings — that likely played a role in Earth’s formation, according to a new study. “In the solar ...