Which planets have rings?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have ringsor thin belts of rocksaround them. Jupiter's ring is thin and dark, and cannot be seen from Earth. Saturn's rings are bright, wide, and colorful. Uranus has nine dark rings around it, and Neptune's rings are also dark, but contain a few bright arcs. At one time all of the planets, Earth included, had rings. These rings were unstable and the material was either lost in space or collected into the satellites of these planets.

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Saturn's rings are the most noticeable in the solar system, but other planets, including Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune, have rings, too. (NASA)