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Old 10-07-2009, 08:56 AM
 
Location: Universal City, Texas
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Oct. 6: This artist's rendering shows the biggest but never-before-seen ring around Saturn, spotted by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.


PASADENA, Calif. — The Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered the biggest but never-before-seen ring around the planet Saturn, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced late Tuesday.


NASA Telescope Discovers Giant Ring Around Saturn - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.com
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Old 10-07-2009, 09:33 AM
 
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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Oct. 6: This artist's rendering shows the biggest but never-before-seen ring around Saturn, spotted by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.


PASADENA, Calif. — The Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered the biggest but never-before-seen ring around the planet Saturn, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced late Tuesday.


NASA Telescope Discovers Giant Ring Around Saturn - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.com
Pretty amazing.....wonder if the ring is remanents from Saturn's creation or if the material was captured later in the planet's evolution.
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Old 10-07-2009, 12:30 PM
 
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I just saw that on CNN. Their title was "Scientists discover massive ring around Saturn"

I couldn't help but think: "scientists only just now noticed the ring around saturn?!"

Scientists discover massive ring around Saturn - CNN.com
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