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Lab Notes: Why have Saturn's rings 'vanished'?

Author
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Published
Tue 25 Mar 2025
Episode Link
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lab-notes/saturns-rings-disappeared-astronomy-galileo-lab-notes/105089170

As far as planets go, they don't get much more iconic than Saturn. A huge golden ball encircled by gigantic rings.  But those distinctive rings — the very things that give Saturn its pizzazz — have seemingly disappeared. 

So what’s going on, and when will they be back?

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