Picture of the Day: The Stunning Shadows Cast by Saturn's Rings
The sun's light gets filtered by Saturn's rings, creating a pattern of stripes across the planet More »
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Rebecca J. Rosen is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously an associate editor at The Wilson Quarterly, where she spearheaded the magazine's In Essence section.
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