In a universe where change usually unfolds over eons, astronomers have gotten a rare front-row seat to watch a small, icy ...
Material around Chiron, a small icy world in the far reaches of the solar system, may be taking shape into a ring system of ...
What's special about Chiron's rings is that they're still forming; this marks the first time astronomers have ever seen a ...
The comet-like object Chiron has been caught in the process of forming new rings, which could help us understand how these ...
Astronomers have discovered what they think may be another moon orbiting a distant dwarf planet called Quaoar. This small, icy, egg-shaped planet in the far reaches of our solar system, beyond Neptune ...