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How a Tiny Body’s Rings Changed Over the Past Decade

September 19, 2026

Dwarf planet Haumea with its distinctive rings floating in deep space against a starry backdrop

The discovery of rings around the small, 250-kilometer-wide centaur Chariklo in 2013 shattered the long-held assumption that planetary rings are…