Mystery of Saturn's rings solved? 123rf.com / Zoya Fedorova The origins of Saturn's rings have been unclear - until now. The mystery of Saturn's rings - our solar system's most famous feature and the subject of millions of kids' drawings - may have finally been solved, according to a team of Japanese scientists. The researchers said the rings of giant planets like Saturn are natural by-products of how planets formed in our solar system. Rings around an exoplanet (a planet outside the solar system) have been recently reported, and further discoveries of rings, moons and other objects around exoplanets will advance our understanding of their origin, the scientists said.

Source: Stuff November 02, 2016 05:36 UTC