Solved: The mystery of Jupiter's missing rings

Astronomers appear to have solved the mystery of Jupiter’s missing rings. It had long been wondered why the planet does not have rings like its neighbouring gas giant Saturn - which are largely made of ice. 

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, ran a computer simulation that found the answer was to do with the planet’s moons. 

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