We finally know more about the origins of Saturn's rings thanks to simulations and data captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
. The researchers say that debris that didn’t become caught in the planet’s iconic rings could have also acted as the origins of some of the planet’s many moons.
The research was headed using data and measurements taken of Saturn by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which spent 13 years studying the planet and its systems after entering orbit around Saturn in 2004. Now, almost 20 years later, we’re finally learning more about the origins of Saturn’s rings. The data captured by Cassini is precise, something it was able to capture by passing through the gap between the planet’s rings and the surface of the planet itself.
It’s a really startling and impressive discovery that will undoubtedly draw even more astronomers into the fray as they try to dig deeper into the planet’s origins and how its rings came to be.
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