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

Washington DC (UPI) May 12, 2023

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 of about 4.5 billion years. The research, led by physicist Sascha Kempf, associate professor in the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado, was published Friday