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Saturn’s rings are going to disappear in 2025 | TechNews

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Saturn is famous for its spectacular rings

Saturn is famous for its spectacular rings (Picture: Getty/Science Photo Libra)

It was in 1610 that the father of modern astronomy Galileo Galilei first spotted Saturn’s spectacular rings – although through his pioneering but primitive telescope he liked them more to ‘ears’.

Now, more than 400 years on, anyone with even a simple piece of kit can witness the cosmic spectacle with their own eyes.

Until 2025.

Saturn’s rings are going to disappear. Twice.

The original planetary hula hoop is made up of seven individual rings, which are thought to be comprised of bits of comets, asteroids and shattered moons

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Saturn’s rings younger than previously thought — just a few hundred million years: IU News

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Saturn.

New research reveals that Saturn’s rings are much younger than the planet itself. Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Saturn’s rings are much younger than scientists once thought, according to new research from Indiana University Professor Emeritus of Astronomy Richard Durisen — and they are not here to stay.

For decades, there has been debate about the origin of Saturn’s icy rings. But according to two new studies from Durisen, published in Icarus, the rings are no more than a few hundred million years old — much younger than the planet itself, which was formed 4.5 billion

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Samsung Galaxy Ring: What We Know About the New Oura Challenger

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Samsung is no stranger to the world of wearables. But this year, it’s expanding to a new product category for the first time in years: smart rings. The smartphone giant teased its new Galaxy Ring at an event in January and showcased it at Mobile World Congress in February, signaling a major expansion of its efforts in health tracking.

This story is part of Samsung EventsCNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Samsung’s most popular products.

But Samsung hasn’t revealed much about what to expect from the Galaxy Ring. The company showed the device in a vague video

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Jamil Sheriff’s Five Gold Rings – ‘Red Kite’ – London Jazz News

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Jamil Sheriff’s Five Gold Rings – Red Kite
(Lamplight Social Records LSRDL28. Album review by Julian Maynard-Smith)

If Leeds Conservatoire wanted an aural prospectus showcasing their teaching talents, they couldn’t do much better than Red Kite, an album on which all members of the quintet are not only performers of long standing but also lecturers at the conservatoire. Also, the quintet’s leader, pianist Jamil Sheriff, is the conservatoire’s head of school of music and education, and until recently (2014–2023) was the jazz program leader. Joining him are Jim Corry (alto saxophone), Richard Iles (flugelhorn), Sam Quintana (double bass)

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Emily Ratajkowski sports pair of huge ‘divorce rings’

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Emily Ratajkowski has had a pair of 'divorce rings' made credit:Bang Showbiz

Emily Ratajkowski has had a pair of ‘divorce rings’ made credit:Bang Showbiz

Emily Ratajkowski has had a pair of “divorce rings” made.

It seems the model and influencer, 31, has repurposed the bands from the two-stone engagement ring she received from her ex-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard, 36, in 2018, which she revealed last year she had kept after their separation in September 2022.

She flashed her new bling in a revealing Instagram post in which she appeared to be lying topless on her bed, and captioned the image: “Divorce rings (copyright symbol.)”

Emily also tagged the jewelery company founded by Alison

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Zebras receive basketball championship rings | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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As a new basketball season dawns, Pine Bluff High School supporters were still celebrating the championship season that was Sunday night.

The Zebras received their championship rings during a banquet at the Pine Bluff Convention Center, eight months after they won the 5A state final over Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs.

Senior Courtney Crutchfield was among the players who received multiple awards. The All-Arkansas Preps Male Athlete of the Year was also the 5A tournament most valuable player, the 5A-South Conference Player of the Year for the second year in a row and named All-State.

Yet as the one-time University

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Saturn’s rings are glowing in the Webb Space Telescope’s latest cosmic shot

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saturn has a fresh new look thanks to NASA’s Webb Space Telescope.

The gas giant is dark in the latest photo by Webb, released Friday, but its icy rings are glowing.

Webb snapped the picture in the infrared last weekend. At this wavelength, the planet appears dark because sunlight is absorbed by methane in the atmosphere. But the icy rings remain bright.

Three of Saturn’s many moons also got caught on camera.

Scientists are thrilled with this latest shot, which captures Saturn’s atmosphere in detail. They hope to uncover new ring structures as well as

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The stories that accompany the Broncos’ Super Bowl rings

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As Super Bowl LVIII approaches, ESPN looks back at the ring of each Super Bowl champion to share a number of priceless stories.

The Broncos, of course, had three rings featured — and Ring of Famers Mike Shanahan and Rod Smith and former tackle Ryan Harris offered insight into what their ring — or rings — meant to them.

“…When I look at that first one…I see what it takes,” Mike Shanahan said of his Super Bowl XXXII ring. “You can go through the years and go through the list of people who’ve played and coached in the

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