This hypothesis has the advantage of explaining why the rings have a lot of ice and little rock, in contrast to models where a moon strayed inside Saturn’s Roche limit and was pulled apart.

A distant star dimmed by 97% for nearly 200 days. Astronomers say giant rings around a brown dwarf or super-Jupiter may explain it.

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A “ring of fire” solar eclipse will be visible on Tuesday, with the best views in Antarctica and partial eclipse views in Africa and South America.

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Researchers report that ASASSN-24fw dimmed for nine months due to a ringed companion, likely a brown dwarf or super-Jupiter, based on observations published by Universe Today and the Royal ...

Every once in a while, the mechanics of our solar system grant Earth and its residents a better-than-average view, as is the ...

While typical eclipses last a few days or weeks, this one lasted nearly 200 days.

Interstellar, the acclaimed 2014 sci-fi epic starring Anne Hathaway, is making waves on streaming charts once more.

One of the longest stellar dimming events ever observed was likely caused by the gigantic saucer-like rings of either an unseen brown dwarf or "super-Jupiter" blocking its host star's light, ...