New models suggest Saturn's gravity shredded a moon, Chrysalis, about 160 million years ago. The ancient moon could explain two long-standing mysteries: Saturn's iconic rings and dramatic tilt.

Saturn may owe its sweeping ring system and distinctive tilt to the death of an ancient moon named Chrysalis, according to the results of a new study. The gas giant Saturn is one of the most ...

But a new modeling study run by MIT scientists suggests the origin story for the rings is a bit more gruesome—the violent death of an ancient moon, at the hands of Saturn. Today’s Saturn is ...

Sep 15, 2022: Saturn's rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon (Nanowerk News) Swirling around the planet’s equator, the rings of Saturn are a dead giveaway that the planet is ...

New models suggest Saturn's gravity shredded a moon, Chrysalis, about 160 million years ago. The ancient moon could explain two long-standing mysteries: Saturn's iconic rings and dramatic tilt.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Saturn may owe its sweeping ring system and distinctive tilt to the death of an ancient moon named Chrysalis, according to the results of a new study.

Scientists found that Titan, Saturn’s largest satellite, was migrating away from Saturn at a faster clip than expected, at a rate of about 11 centimeters per year. Titan’s fast migration, and its ...

Saturn's rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon A 'grazing encounter' may have smashed the moon to bits to form Saturn's rings, a new study suggests ...