Saturn's largest moon, the smog-enshrouded Titan, could be the result of a dramatic merger between two other moons that ...
The blissfully dark nights surrounding this month's new moon phase on Feb. 17 present a perfect opportunity to explore the ...
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 ...
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have been born of the collision of two smaller moons, according to new research.
Tiny zircon crystals are revealing that Earth’s earliest history may have included surprisingly complex tectonic activity.
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.
With Area 51 ruled out by President Obama, where might aliens really be hiding? Scientists have now revealed the best candidates.
Titan orbits farther out, moving with steady confidence, whereas Saturn has always handled itself with a sort of serene ...
Scientists suggest Titan formed from a giant moon collision that also may explain Saturn’s rings and strange moon orbits.
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 ...
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have formed in a collision with another moon, and ...
The Science: Europa has been considered as a top contender for alien life for even longer than Enceladus, thanks to its massive under-ice liquid water oceans. It also displays water vapor plumes ...