The Saturn rings were discovered by ________
A
Copernicus
B
Newton
C
Galileo
D
None of these
Correct Answer: Galileo
Galileo Galilei was the first to see Saturn's rings in 1610, although from his telescope they resembled handles or arms. It took Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens, who had a more powerful telescope, to propose that Saturn had a thin, flat ring.