"Saturn is losing its rings quicker than expected, NASA warns"

[BobPSU92]

See the link below. From the article:

"(CNN) -- Saturn's rings make it one of the most striking planets in the solar system, but scientists believe they could disappear in less than a 100 million years -- which isn't all that long when you consider that the gas giant itself is more than 4 billion years old.

New research from NASA shows that the rings, made predominantly of water ice, are being pulled apart by the planet's gravity and onto Saturn's surface as deluges of "ring rain."

"We estimate that this 'ring rain' drains an amount of water products that could fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool from Saturn's rings in half an hour," NASA's James O'Donoghue, lead author of the study, said in a statement.

"From this alone, the entire ring system will be gone in 300 million years, but add to this the Cassini-spacecraft measured ring-material detected falling into Saturn's equator, and the rings have less than 100 million years to live," he added."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/world/saturn-rings-scli-intl/index.html

100 million years. I hope I'm here to see it.

RING. RAIN.

 

[Norm Petersin]

Wow, don’t want to hear that. Must be global warming.

 

[HunterPSU96]

Quick, raise our taxes!

 

[BudatPSU]

It is Jay's fault.

 

[LionDeNittany]

See the link below. From the article:

"(CNN) -- Saturn's rings make it one of the most striking planets in the solar system, but scientists believe they could disappear in less than a 100 million years -- which isn't all that long when you consider that the gas giant itself is more than 4 billion years old.

New research from NASA shows that the rings, made predominantly of water ice, are being pulled apart by the planet's gravity and onto Saturn's surface as deluges of "ring rain."

"We estimate that this 'ring rain' drains an amount of water products that could fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool from Saturn's rings in half an hour," NASA's James O'Donoghue, lead author of the study, said in a statement.

"From this alone, the entire ring system will be gone in 300 million years, but add to this the Cassini-spacecraft measured ring-material detected falling into Saturn's equator, and the rings have less than 100 million years to live," he added."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/world/saturn-rings-scli-intl/index.html

100 million years. I hope I'm here to see it.

RING. RAIN.

My favorite part of this article is "Olympic sized swimming pool". In the context of Saturn, an olympic sized swimming pool is hilariously small... like AustinNit small.

LdN

 

[BobPSU92]

NASA needs to put a ring on it.

 

[Cowbell Man]

My favorite part of this article is "Olympic sized swimming pool". In the context of Saturn, an olympic sized swimming pool is hilariously small... like AustinNit small.

LdN

#whatiwasthinkin

 

[LionDeNittany]

#whatiwasthinkin

 

[psuro]

#savesaturnsrings

 

[BobPSU92]

#savesaturnsrings

GoFundMe page.

 

[mikeinpenna]

Must be all the CFCs from my mom's Aqua Net...

 

[anon_1eeb2b426hv3y]

See the link below. From the article:

"(CNN) -- Saturn's rings make it one of the most striking planets in the solar system, but scientists believe they could disappear in less than a 100 million years -- which isn't all that long when you consider that the gas giant itself is more than 4 billion years old.

New research from NASA shows that the rings, made predominantly of water ice, are being pulled apart by the planet's gravity and onto Saturn's surface as deluges of "ring rain."

"We estimate that this 'ring rain' drains an amount of water products that could fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool from Saturn's rings in half an hour," NASA's James O'Donoghue, lead author of the study, said in a statement.

"From this alone, the entire ring system will be gone in 300 million years, but add to this the Cassini-spacecraft measured ring-material detected falling into Saturn's equator, and the rings have less than 100 million years to live," he added."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/world/saturn-rings-scli-intl/index.html

100 million years. I hope I'm here to see it.

RING. RAIN.

Fire Franklin.

 

[Zenophile]

(CNN) -- Saturn's rings make it one of the most striking planets in the solar system, but scientists believe they could disappear in less than a 100 million years -- which isn't all that long when you consider that the gas giant itself is more than 4 billion years old.

 

[Woodpecker]

I'm gonna miss them

 

[Nitt1300]

This concerns me- I suggest we send Congress (all of them) and POTUS out there to investigate. They can radio back to report, we shouldn't waste fuel on a round trip- the budget, you know.

 

[Connorpozlee]

If the damn Saturians has just switched to electric rovercrafts instead of the gas guzzlers they’ve insisted on for the past billion or so years they wouldn’t be in this predicament. They were warned and they didn’t listen.

 

[psuro]

I heard that the Penn State Sororities will form Saturn's rings on Old Main lawn using votive candles.

And then sing a song about it.

 

[Obliviax]

 

[Waltwam]

Not to worry. The more intelligent life on other planets are already working on saving the rings.

 

[fairgambit]

Pittsburgh will soon have more rings than Saturn.

 

[Mile High Lion]

It sucks getting old.

 

[JJTopp99]

Post-Gazette: "Pitt fans losing their bobbleheads faster than expected!"

 

[JeffClear]

100 million years is a long time, maybe by then Saturn will grab some new moons, rip, them apart and make some new rings.

 

[WDLion]

My favorite part of this article is "Olympic sized swimming pool". In the context of Saturn, an olympic sized swimming pool is hilariously small... like AustinNit small.

LdN

That's 31,680,000 Gallons per day. 11,563,200,000 gallons per year. Drop in the bucket.

 

[BobPSU92]

It sucks getting old.

Space has always sucked.

 

[JJTopp99]

Space has always sucked.

Arnold agrees:

 

[nits74]

We'll have none of this on this board! Take this to the test board or else.

 

[Woodpecker]

You guys are planetists!

 

[wilykyote]

See the link below. From the article:

"(CNN) -- Saturn's rings make it one of the most striking planets in the solar system, but scientists believe they could disappear in less than a 100 million years -- which isn't all that long when you consider that the gas giant itself is more than 4 billion years old.

New research from NASA shows that the rings, made predominantly of water ice, are being pulled apart by the planet's gravity and onto Saturn's surface as deluges of "ring rain."

"We estimate that this 'ring rain' drains an amount of water products that could fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool from Saturn's rings in half an hour," NASA's James O'Donoghue, lead author of the study, said in a statement.

"From this alone, the entire ring system will be gone in 300 million years, but add to this the Cassini-spacecraft measured ring-material detected falling into Saturn's equator, and the rings have less than 100 million years to live," he added."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/world/saturn-rings-scli-intl/index.html

100 million years. I hope I'm here to see it.

RING. RAIN.

That does it! I'm moving to Sigma Draconis 5.

 

[Woodpecker]

That does it! I'm moving to Sigma Draconis 5.

Their traffic sucks!

 

[wex18]

Free beverage to anyone who stays to the very end of the rings.

 

[eidolon21]

maybe some other planet (Uranus-gasp) could pay forward some of its ring material ?

 

[Beachwineguy]

Let’s send Al Gore there to fix it.

 

[Shendojoe]

So when did Saturn win a championship and why is the NCAA taking it away?

 

[interrobang]

So is Saturn a transplanet?

 

[rem524]

So when did Saturn win a championship and why is the NCAA taking it away?

And do they get to keep the trophy or do they lose that too?

 

[91Joe95]

"First they take your rings..."

- Pluto

 

[JJTopp99]

You guys are planetists!

"Ring loss deniers" actually. We need to go tell the U.N. to go "pound sand" again!

 

[fastlax16]

Sounds like a problem that could be solved by building a wall.

 

[Shendojoe]

And do they get to keep the trophy or do they lose that too?

Maybe Saturn could hide its rings and trophy somewhere in Uranus.