James Webb Finds a Tiny World’s Rings Changing in Opposite Ways

James Webb Finds a Tiny World’s Rings Changing in Opposite Ways

James Webb has revealed unexpected changes in Chariklo’s two rings, which appear to be evolving in opposite ways over only a few years. For much of modern astronomy, rings were believed to belong only to the giant planets of the Solar System, including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. That assumption changed in 2013, when astronomers [...]