Delicate Beauty

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Saturn’s thousands of rings are the most spectacular of any known planet. They’re made of ice, dust, and rocks—ranging in size from a sand grain to a building. The rings and their gaps are so stable, each has its own name.

And the rings are very intricate—some are even braided!

Many astronomers think these rings formed billions of years ago from the debris of a crashed asteroid. But the rings are way too intricate for that idea. So, the new story is that Saturn’s tidal forces must’ve torn apart one of its satellites. But all four outer planets have rings—could this have happened four times? Not likely.

No, the rings are handmade by God.

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