Scientists suggest Titan formed from a giant moon collision that also may explain Saturn’s rings and strange moon orbits.
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Did a titanic moon crash create Saturn's iconic rings?
A massive upheaval in the Saturnian system could have also led to the moon Hyperion.
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Saturn’s largest moon Titan might have been forged in a cosmic collision
A new study, led by SETI Institute scientist Matija Ćuk, proposes an intriguing explanation for the formation of Saturn’s ...
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Saturn’s rings were born from a massive ancient moon merger
Behind the serene, glowing beauty of Saturn’s rings lies a story of cosmic chaos. Once thought to be as old as the planets themselves, these icy bands may actually be surprisingly young, and their ...
Saturn is quite a sight, but its stunning rings and smorgasbord of natural satellites are also brimming with mysteries. From evidence of a subterranean liquid ocean on its moon Mimas and mysterious ...
(Nanowerk News) University of Leicester researchers have captured stunning images of Saturn's auroras as the planet's magnetic field is battered by charged particles from the Sun. The team's findings ...
As Cassini continues its orbital finale around Saturn it has picked up on some interesting observations of Saturn’s magnetic field. Data gathered from Cassini’s magnetometer instrument have shown that ...
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