Second 'impossible' ring found around dwarf planet
Image Credit: Alexandre Crispim, C.L. Pereira et al., 2023
Earlier this year, scientists were amazed when they found a ring around the faraway dwarf planet, Quaoar, which lies beyond Neptune. The planet's ring, which is akin to the one that Saturn possesses, lies at a distance that is law-defying, per researchers. Now, it turns out that the mini planet does not have just one but two such 'impossible' rings.