A new study hints that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, was created around 400 million years ago, when two massive moons smashed ...

A new study proposes that Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, absorbed a smaller ancient satellite in a catastrophic collision, which also set off a chain reaction responsible for creating Saturn’s famous ...

At a glance, Saturn’s rings appear calm and pristine when observed from afar. These rings are quite narrow and consist mainly ...

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 ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have formed in a collision with another moon, and ...

Under this new model, Titan itself is the result of a collision between two earlier moons: a large body called “Proto-Titan,” nearly as massive as modern Titan, and a smaller companion dubbed ...

Scientists suggest Titan formed from a giant moon collision that also may explain Saturn’s rings and strange moon orbits.

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.

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.

After Titan's violent birth, its new orbit destabilized smaller moons. Resonant tugs drove collisions among Saturn's inner satellites. Most fragments would recombine into moons, but ice debris ...

Titan orbits farther out, moving with steady confidence, whereas Saturn has always handled itself with a sort of serene ...