The origin of the rings of Saturn remains one of the largest and interesting puzzles for astronomers in planetary science. Now thanks to the Cassini spacecraft new data that may shed light on this age-old question. 
Photo from open sources Thanks to scientific tools Cassini Interplanetary Research Probe draw a conclusion about the ancient origin of the gas ring system giant Saturn. Having studied all the data obtained by the spacecraft instruments Cassini, scientists have every reason to believe that the ring system Saturn can be as old as Saturn itself. Probably, and the gas giant and its rings formed almost in one and the same time, about 4.5 billion years ago. 
Photos from open sources Scientists have made such an assumption on based on the results of a study of particles (cosmic dust), from which consist of the rings of the second largest gas giant in our Solar system.
“As it turned out in the course of our study, Saturn’s rings are from 3 up to 10 times more ancient than we previously thought, “said Lari Esposito (Larry Esposito), planetary scientist from the University Colorado.
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