Scientists Discover a Saturn-Like Ring System Eclipsing a Sun-Like Star
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 11:30
in Astronomy & Space
A team of astrophysicists from the University of Rochester and Europe has discovered a ring system in the constellation Centaurus that invites comparisons to Saturn. This is the first system of discrete, thin, dust rings detected around a very low-mass object outside of our solar system.