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Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history
Why this matters: new research or scientific developments with potential real-world impact.
The outer solar system once seemed like a quiet backwater. But a glut of tiny, strange moons with unruly orbits are coming into view, revealing hints of a surprising past – and the origin of Saturn's rings
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