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Cassini spies tiny moon Epimetheus next to Saturn’s rings

by Colin Stuart | Feb 2, 2015 | Astronomy news, Uncategorised

Saturn is a lot of people’s favourite planet due to its resplendent rings. Some of those rings – made of house-sized chunks of ice – have recently been snapped by the Cassini space probe alongside the planet’s diminutive moon Epimetheus (just...

First ring system found beyond solar system may hide exomoons

by Colin Stuart | Jan 27, 2015 | Astronomy news, Uncategorised

Back in 2012, astronomers uncovered the first ring system in another solar system. Now they have released details of its dimensions and possible evidence of alien moons nestled within. The rings encircle the planet J1407b. As the planet orbits its star, its set of...

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