There's a planet out there in the universe that has rings of matter surrounding it so large, they eclipse its nearby sun. This is J1407b, near the star J1407. The image you see here comes from Ron ...

An artist's rendering of J1407b passing in front of its parent star. (Credit: Ron Miller) A newly discovered planet makes Saturn’s famed ring collection look downright tiny by comparison. Astronomers ...

Astronomers at the Leiden Observatory and the University of Rochester have discovered that the ring system that they see eclipse the very young Sun-like star J1407 is of enormous proportions, much ...

Astronomers at the Leiden Observatory, The Netherlands, and the University of Rochester, USA, have discovered that the ring system that they see eclipse the very young Sun-like star J1407 is of ...

Saturn's ring system may be impressive but a giant exoplanet dubbed J1407b has rings so massive that they do not only dwarf those of Saturn's. They also blots out up to 95 percent of the light of its ...

Astronomers have discovered that the ring system that they see eclipse the very young Sun-like star J1407 is of enormous proportions, much larger and heavier than the ring system of Saturn.