Cassini Spacecraft Finds New Ring on Saturn
From Times Wire Reports
Saturn has a newly discovered ring, a faint trail of particles just visible in between some of its better-known rings, NASA said Tuesday.
The Cassini spacecraft caught sight of the ring and other features when the sun passed directly behind Saturn in what is known as an occultation, providing backlight to the rings.
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