Research Reveals Saturns Rings Are Younger Than Previously Thought
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According to new research, Saturn's rings are not permanent and are far younger than previously believed.
In the solar system, Saturn's rings continue to be a mystery. Experts and scientists have been particularly interested in their ages. A new study conducted at the University of Colorado Boulder under the supervision of physicist Sascha Kempf has provided an estimate of the age of Saturn's rings. This discovery might offer an explanation for an issue that has confounded scientists for more than a century.
Saturn's rings are estimated to be no older than 400 million years old, according to research published in the journal Science Advances. As a result, the rings are significantly more recent than Saturn, which is thought to be roughly 4.5 billion years old.
According to Kempf, an associate professor in CU Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), "In a way, we've gotten closure on a question that started with James Clerk Maxwell."
The researchers arrived at that conclusion by studying what might seem like an unusual subject: dust.
