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 ...

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 ...

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’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.

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 ...

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 ...