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New Ring Discovered Around Saturn

Posted by CowboyNeal on

HunahpuMonkey writes "BBC News is reporting that 'scientists using the Cassini probe have found a new ring and one, possibly two, new objects orbiting Saturn.' The article also notes that the discoveries are in the planet's contorted F-ring region. The ring of new material seems to be associated with Saturn's moon Atlas."

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  1. Footfall by rossdee · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Fithp are coming...

  2. Re:Not another one... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    That's what? 32,638 so far?
    Let's hope cassini has something better than a signed 16 bit counter
  3. Previously-unseen objects out by Saturn??? by phillymjs · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, no! It's all coming true!

    ~Philly

  4. Re:Stupid Question by pyrrhonist · · Score: 5, Funny
    Now, what is a satallite.. acording to the Merriam-Webster dictionary (online), it says:

    How the heck did you look up satellite in the dictionary and still manage to spell it wrong?

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    Show me on the doll where his noodly appendage touched you.
  5. Change it by prelelat · · Score: 5, Funny

    well then how come slashdot hasn't changed the icon that goes with the space stories. I won't believe theirs anouther ring until that happens.

  6. Re:reaching the point... by AlexMidn1ght · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's fairly easy to distinguish moons and debris...

    Debris are made of rock
    Moons are made of cheese

  7. More sinister however..... by trellick · · Score: 5, Funny

    Personally I think conspiracy theorists will be far more concerned because this article simply comes 'from the dept'..nothing more....

    THE dept!!! Scary....

    Who are they!? What is their agenda!?