How old are Saturn’s rings? Far younger than once thought, according to new study | CU Boulder Today | Univers ity of Colorado Boulder

December 7, 2025

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The research, published May 12 in the journal Science Advances, pegs the age of Saturn’s rings at no more than 400 million years old. That makes the rings much younger than Saturn itself, which is about 4.5 billion years old.
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