Experts have revealed that the rings around Saturn, the sixth planet of the solar system, are not as old as thought. The research, led by University of Colorado associate professor and physicist Sasha Kempf, revealed that the dust rings around the planet, which is about 4.5 billion years old, are only 400 million years old. The 13-year process, which began in 2004, was carried out using the Cosmic Dust Analyzer aboard NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Between 2004 and 2017, scientists examined dust flying around Saturn and obtained samples of 163 particles.
The researchers say that the age of the rings around Saturn in space is equivalent to the blink of an eye compared to the total age of this planet, which is a new discovery. According to Sasha Kempf, we now know how old these shells are, but that doesn’t make our problem any easier. We still don’t know how it came into existence.
These circles were first observed by Galileo in 1610. Today, scientists believe that there are seven of them in total and they are spread over 281,635 km from the surface of the planet. Regarding the age of these circles, most scientists believed that they are with the planet. had come into being.
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