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Answer by quarague for Could this uniquely shaped planet exist?

Note that the earth is not a perfect sphere. The distance from the surface to the center of the earth is slightly bigger at the equator than at the poles. This is due to the rotation of the earth and...

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Answer by Zxyrra for Could this uniquely shaped planet exist?

Yes, and it has nothing to do with magnetism.From afar, Saturn's rings make it look like an ellipse. With low resolution equipment, the rings appear attached to the planet itself; small telescopes show...

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Could this uniquely shaped planet exist?

Now, I know that planets can’t be disc-shaped. However, if a relatively small planet had a very strong magnetical pull, could it have a ring system that could make the planet from afar seem disc-shaped?

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