Mysterious rings around Uranus indicate hidden moons orbiting the ice giant

Two grayscale images tiled showing a ring around a bright sphere on a grainy monochrome background

New observations of Uranus’ mysterious outer rings show they are even more mysterious than astronomers thought, and their unusual properties hint at some mysterious events occurring in the planet’s satellite system. These observations suggest that small, mysterious moons with surprisingly different properties are the source of the particles that make up the two outermost rings, … Read more