Scientists shocked to find ring around planet that ‘shouldn’t be’ in our solar system

A ring that scientists had thought couldn’t exist has been found around a planet in our Solar System.

The ring is similar to those that famously wrap around other nearby planets, such as Saturn. But it was found on a much smaller world: the newly discovered dwarf planet Quaoar.

What’s more, the ring is much further away than scientists thought it could possibly be. The new ring is twice as far from Quaoar as researchers had thought was allowed by physics.