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Astronomers watch new rings form around distant Chiron

Theo Klein

For the first time, astronomers are observing a ring system forming in real time around the comet-like object Chiron. This distant body, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus, shows changing rings with each observation. The discovery could reveal how such systems develop in the outer solar system.

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