Huge distant planet has rings 200 times larger than Saturn’s
WEBJan 29, 2015 · An international team of astronomers have discovered that a ring system around a distant planet – called J1407b – is of enormous proportions, much larger and heavier than the ring system of ...
This Planet has Rings 200 Times Larger than Saturn - Space …
WEBAug 27, 2022 · J1407b, has the largest ring system yet seen – around 200 times larger than Jupiter's (the largest in our solar system). Its host planet is likewise massive: we don't know whether it's a gas giant or a brown dwarf. So far, it's …
Gigantic ring system around J1407b much larger, heavier than …
WEBJan 26, 2015 · The light curve tells astronomers that the diameter of the ring system is nearly 120 million kilometers, more than two hundred times as large as the rings of Saturn. The ring system likely contains roughly an Earth’s worth of mass in …
Distant World Has Rings 200 Times Bigger Than the Rings of …
WEBJan 29, 2015 · A team of U.S. and British astronomers has stumbled on what may be a giant planet with rings 200 times the size of Saturn's. The distant world, known as J1407b and first noticed four years ago,...
The story of J1407b, the first exoplanet discovered with rings like ...
WEBJ1407b is a giant exoplanet with a ring system 200 times as big as Saturn's. It lies 433.8 light years away in the constellation Centaurus.
Did Earth Once Have a Ring Like Saturn ... - Smithsonian Magazine
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In Depth | Jupiter – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBJupiter is the fifth planet from our Sun and is, by far, the largest planet in the solar system – more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined. Jupiter's stripes and swirls are actually cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water, floating in an atmosphere of hydrogen and helium.
Jupiter Facts - Science@NASA
WEBThe Great Red Spot, a swirling oval of clouds twice as wide as Earth, has been observed on the giant planet for more than 300 years. More recently, three smaller ovals merged to form the Little Red Spot, about half the size of its larger cousin.
Saturn - NASA Science
WEBSaturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in our solar system. Adorned with a dazzling system of icy rings, Saturn is unique among the planets. Saturn is a massive ball made mostly of hydrogen and helium.
Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once - TIME
WEB1 day ago · But Earth itself would have been a lot gaudier—decorated with a ring system similar to the ones that circle Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.