A massive upheaval in the Saturnian system could have also led to the moon Hyperion.
New research suggests that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, was formed through a violent collision between two moons around 100 to 200 million years ago.
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Saturn’s moon Enceladus reveals hidden giant electromagnetic web
Enceladus, one of Saturn’s smallest moons, has long fascinated scientists with its icy surface and mysterious geysers.
A moon can sit next door to another and still feel like a different world. Around Jupiter, that contrast shows up fast.
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have been born of the collision of two smaller moons, according to new research.
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New global map finds recent tectonic activity across the Moon’s surface
Low, winding ridges run across the Moon’s dark plains like faint seams in cooled wax. They are easy to miss in a wide photo. Up close, they look like the surface has been gently pushed from below. A ...
Researchers have uncovered more than a thousand previously unknown tectonic ridges across the Moon’s dark plains, showing the Moon is still contracting and reshaping itself. These features are among ...
At just 500 kilometers across, Saturn's sixth-largest moon would fit comfortably inside the United Kingdom, with room to spare.
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A super stable laser on the moon could guide future lunar missions and improve our timekeeping
Scientists are proposing to build a laser in a crater on the moon to help future lunar missions land safely in the dark and find their way around. This ultra-stable light source could also help us ...
Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. Published in The Planetary Science Journal ...
Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic ...
Half of Earth’s oceans are more than 3.2km deep. Beneath them lie cavernous plains untouched by sunlight, vast gaping trenches made by Earth’s tectonic plates shifting, and ranges of underwater ...
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