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Saturn's Rings Formed From Large Moon Destruction

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-it's-definitely-no-moon dept.

Matt_dk writes "The formation of Saturn's rings has been one of the classical if not eternal questions in astronomy. But one researcher has provided a provocative new theory to answer that question. Robin Canup from the Southwest Research Institute has uncovered evidence that the rings came from a large, Titan-sized moon that was destroyed as it spiraled into a young Saturn."

9 of 115 comments (clear)

  1. that's no moon! by pezpunk · · Score: 3, Funny

    sorry.

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    i could live a little longer in this prison
    1. Re:that's no moon! by CheshireCatCO · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, you're not.

    2. Re:that's no moon! by 0racle · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well ... not any more.

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      "I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
    3. Re:that's no moon! by precariousgray · · Score: 4, Funny

      M-O-O-N, that spells rings!

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      not much, just being forced to manually insert line breaks into my comment
  2. Re:Bad Headlines! No biscuits! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It has a nice "ring" to it? Seriously? Be ashamed.

  3. Re:Bad Headlines! No biscuits! by CheshireCatCO · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, and t'was a silly place, as you'll recall. Best not to go there.

  4. Wrong by bperkins · · Score: 5, Funny

    God liked it, so he put a ring on it.

  5. video? by billmarrs · · Score: 4, Funny

    I will believe this when I see the CGI video of a moon exploding as it spirals into Saturn.

  6. yesterdays news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And this is news? This must have happened millions of years ago!