A study led by SETI Institute scientist Matija Ćuk proposes that Saturn's bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have ...
A massive upheaval in the Saturnian system could have also led to the moon Hyperion.
Scientists suggest Titan formed from a giant moon collision that also may explain Saturn’s rings and strange moon orbits.
Recent research suggests that Saturn's bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. While Cassini's 13-year mission expanded our understanding of ...
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have formed in a collision with another moon, and ...
A new study, led by SETI Institute scientist Matija Ćuk, proposes an intriguing explanation for the formation of Saturn’s ...
This hypothesis has the advantage of explaining why the rings have a lot of ice and little rock, in contrast to models where a moon strayed inside Saturn’s Roche limit and was pulled apart.
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Titan orbits farther out, moving with steady confidence, whereas Saturn has always handled itself with a sort of serene ...
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have been born of the collision of two smaller moons, according to new research.
Saturn’s giant moon Titan and the planet’s famous rings may share a dramatic origin story. A new study suggests that Titan could have formed when two older moons smashed together, while the debris ...