Saturn has just pulled far ahead in the solar system’s moon race, with a fresh wave of detections pushing its tally to 274 confirmed satellites. The surge, driven by deep imaging and clever data ...

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A new study proposes that a crash between Titan and another moon spawned Hyperion and, much later, destabilized Saturn’s ...

Now, a study led by SETI Institute scientist Matija Ćuk proposes an explanation linking the formation of the moons and rings, centering on the possibility that Titan is the product of a moon merger.

A view of Saturn and Titan, the planet's largest moon, from the Cassini spacecraft. - NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is one of the solar system’s oddities. Now, ...

Of the solar system’s planets, Saturn piques the human imagination with its signature rings and impressive moon count of 274. But compelling new research reignites theories of an ancient collision ...

At a glance, Saturn’s rings appear calm and pristine when observed from afar. These rings are quite narrow and consist mainly of water ice particles that uniformly circle Saturn in a symmetric ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saturn’s giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth’s polar seas, with pockets ...