The Mystery of Saturn's Disappearing Rings: Webb Telescope to Investigate.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will be used by astronomers to study Saturn's iconic rings and determine when they might disappear. The rings are believed to be eroding due to Saturn's gravity and magnetic field attracting matter from them. Researchers estimate that the rings will only be part of Saturn for another few hundred million years. A team of scientists from the University of Reading's Department of Meteorology will lead the effort to develop a better understanding of the mechanisms driving the loss of ring-stuff.