Alice@hilariouschaos.comM to Science@hilariouschaos.comEnglish · 2 months agoSaturn’s majestic rings will vanish in just six months from nowwww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down14cross-posted to: space@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSaturn’s majestic rings will vanish in just six months from nowwww.earth.comAlice@hilariouschaos.comM to Science@hilariouschaos.comEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square2fedilinkcross-posted to: space@lemmy.world
minus-squarens1linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoFor anyone else tempted by the headline, “vanished” means the rings will be edge-on as seen from Earth. The rings are ephemeral but they’ll be around for a bit longer than that.
For anyone else tempted by the headline, “vanished” means the rings will be edge-on as seen from Earth. The rings are ephemeral but they’ll be around for a bit longer than that.