How old are Saturn’s rings? Study suggests they could be 4.5 billion years old
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: New research suggests that Saturn’s rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. Instead of being a youthful 400 million years old as commonly thought, the icy, shimmering rings could be around 4.5 billion years old just like Saturn, a Japanese-led team reported Monday. The scientists…