Telescope discovers vast Saturn ring
Array extends millions of miles out from planet
Posted: October 8, 2009 at 3:16 a.m.
The Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered the biggest but never-before-seen ring around the planet Saturn, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced late Tuesday.
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