"A better understanding of Saturn’s environment is especially urgent now as plans for our return to Saturn and its moon ...

February 11, 2026, Mountain View, CA – Recent research suggests that Saturn’s bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. While Cassini’s 13-year ...

The two largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, also have the largest satellite systems, or the most moons.

Titan crosses Saturn early this evening, an event best observed from Europe as the transit begins around 17:40 UT (12:40 P.M. EST). The large moon takes several hours to pass in front of the ringed ...

Saturn's largest moon, the smog-enshrouded Titan, could be the result of a dramatic merger between two other moons that initiated a cavalcade of effects — including the formation of Saturn's beautiful ...

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.