planetary rings
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Russian Space Junk Came Alarmingly Close to Smashing Into NASA Satellite
That was a really close one. Further analysis of a near-miss collision between two satellites in space revealed that they came even closer to one another than initially believed, raising more alarm over the growing danger of space debris. In late February, NASA’s TIMED spacecraft and the defunct Russian Cosmos 2221 nearly avoided crashing into…
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An Optical Illusion Has Been Tricking Everyone About The Size Of Saturn’s Rings For Centuries
Look at this picture of Saturn. Can you see the biggest ring? Are you sure?