According to an article at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation website a new theory has been developed to explain how Saturn got its rings. This new theory is based on the idea that a moon of Saturn's plunged into Saturn and as a result of this circumstance, "Saturn robbed its outer layer of ice, which then formed rings." To read
the CBC article please click on the following link:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/12/13/science-saturns-rings.html
To read a summary of the scientific article related to this theory please click on the following link:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature09661.html
To read another article concerning this topic please visit the following website:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/saturn-rings-formation-destroyed-moon-101212.html
Source of image:http://www.cosmographica.com/gallery/portfolio2007/content/050_SaturnRings_large.html
