Quaoar: Unique ring discovered around it leave scientists baffled |*Explainer | Oneindia News

Quaoar: Unique ring discovered around it leave scientists baffled |*Explainer | Oneindia News

A recent discovery in the field of astronomy has left scientists very puzzled.

Astronomers have stumbled upon a ring around a minor planet named Quaoar.

But the ring is at a distance where simple gravitational calculations suggest that there should be infact none.

Actually, the ring that has been discovered is so far from the Roche limit that it should have instead coalesced into a moon.

This unique discovery might force the scientists to relook at the laws governing planetary rings.

In this video, we will talk about this minor planet i.e Quaoar…besides explaining how this ring was discovered, why is it so far away…and eventually what would this mean.

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