Discover the mysterious halo of Saturn

Scientists have taken an important step to decipher the mystery around Saturn's halo. More than 168,000 km away from the center and more than 15,000 km from the nearest moon, G is one of the most distant stars in Saturn.

The movement of the special halo - also known as the G-halo - hindered the research of experts and they turned to Cassini probe satellite.

According to data transmitted by Cassini, G has an unusual structure. In addition to dust, G's light is strange, can go very far.'G's materials do not split up but form a block'. Dr. Matthew Hedman, of Cornel University and the team leader, said.

The team discovered that this light beam's orbit was connected to a large moon, Mimas. Every 7 seconds, the halo went into Saturn's orbit and then to Mimas, 15,000 kilometers away, six orbits.

Scientists believe that the halo light of this mass of matter is retained by the mutual interaction between it and Mimas.

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The image of the G-light halo that Cassini obtained. (Photo: NASA)

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