Uranus Rings Discovered: Solar System's Complexity Revealed
Astronomers detect a faint ring system encircling Uranus during an occultation of a star, shattering the assumption that only Jupiter possessed such features. This discovery forces planetary scientists to rewrite models of solar system formation and reveals that ring systems are far more common than previously believed.
March 10, 1977
49 years ago
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