For starters, if the rings are young, then most of Saturn’s icy moons may be as well—including geyser-spewing Enceladus, which hosts a big ocean of salty water beneath its frigid shell.

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 ...

A new project aims to catalogue hundreds of ancient symbols, drawn from long-gone civilizations like the Mayans, the ancient Egyptians, and the Aztecs, as well as present-day indigenous ...

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.

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.

The lower rate of particle flux suggests that Saturn’s rings could be ancient after all. ... First published in 1869, Nature is the world's leading multidisciplinary science journal.