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Carl Zimmer

Saturn’s Lovely Ears

Posted on October 13, 2006June 29, 2020 by Lori Jia

Galileo discovered Saturn’s rings, but called them ears. If only he could see what Cassini sees.

Cue kettledrums… 

Originally published October 13, 2006. Copyright 2006 Carl Zimmer.

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Carl Zimmer has been writing about science since 1990. Here you can read articles he's written for The New York Times, National Geographic, and other publications. In 2004, Zimmer launched "The Loom," a blog about science that has been hosted over the years by Discover and National Geographic. You can read these posts here. Zimmer also writes an email newsletter called "Friday's Elk." You can read past issues here, and can subscribe to receive new ones here. If you are searching for a particular topic, you can use the search bar below.

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