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Space Rings (disambiguation)
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Space rings primarily refer to different types of discs and toruses that surround astronomical bodies as listed below but could refer to several other tools and hypothetical technological innovations. Astronomy Interstellar Bodies *Dust lane, a band of interstellar dust that contrasts against a brighter object, often galaxies Circumstellar Bodies *Debris Disk, a ring of debris which forms around a star *Circumstellar disc, a ring shaped astronomical body surrounding a star *Protoplanetary disk, a rotating, ring shaped astronomical body that forms around nerwly formed stars *Accretion disk, an astronomical body formed by debris retaining orbital motion around a massive central body Circumplanetary Bodies *Ring System, or planetary ring *Circumplanetary disk, a ring shaped body that forms around a planet Tools * Astronomical rings, also known as Gemma's rings, are an early astronomical instrument developed by ancient greek astronomers Hypothetical Technology * A Dyson ring, or space ring, is a unit which comprises the theoretical astronomical megastructure of a Dyson sphere * Stanford torus, is a proposed torus shaped space habitat See Also
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