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#Cassini Approaches #Saturn

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APOD: 2026 August 23 – Cassini Approaches Saturn

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
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Kenny Chaffin
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Reddit: Why do rings around planets like Saturn form as rings, as in why do they have a uniform shape, with all the debris rotating on the same axis?

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/10wnlcn/why_do_rings_around_planets_like_saturn_form_as/

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Coaster
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Yeah that's curious. Without reading the link, i'd say that near-field force of electro-static energy keep the particles close together, and the long range force of gravity keeps the cluster of particles in orbit.
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