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Strange 'centaur' object between Saturn and Uranus has mysterious, changing rings, James Webb telescope study hints

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Strange 'centaur' object between Saturn and Uranus has mysterious, changing rings, James Webb telescope study hints
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The rings around a strange small body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus look mysteriously different from previous views, new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest.The rings encircle Chariklo, which is a centaur, a strange type of object that shows characteristics of both asteroids and comets. Chariklo is only about 400 miles (250 kilometers) in diameter and is part of a large group of tiny objects in the distant solar system.Scientists first discovered Chariklo's rings

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