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 ...

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.

A massive upheaval in the Saturnian system could have also led to the moon Hyperion.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Behind the serene, glowing beauty of Saturn’s rings lies a story of cosmic chaos. Once thought to be as old as the planets themselves, these icy bands may actually be surprisingly young, and their ...