A secret moon might be the reason behind the mysterious rings around a space rock. According to the research published in The Planetary Science Journal, scientists have found that a tiny, unseen moonlet might be shepherding a pair of gossamer rings around Chariklo, a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the space between Jupiter and Neptune.

A secret moon may be responsible for mysterious rings surrounding a celestial rock

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