The colorful rings that swirl around Saturn’s mid-section aren’t the only characteristic that makes it stand out among the planets of our solar system. Called a “belted giant,” the second ...

Saturn is famed for its beautiful rings, but these rings are something of a puzzle. Now, new research suggests they could have formed from a lost moon. Skip to main content ...

With its striking rings and tilted axis, Saturn is the showiest planet in the solar system. Now, scientists say they have a new theory as to how Saturn got its signature look.

Scientists propose a lost moon of Saturn, which they call Chrysalis, was ripped apart to form the rings and contribute to Saturn’s tilt. This view of Saturn from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures ...

But now, new research may have finally figured out the origin of Saturn’s rings: a long-lost moon. A missing moon Image source: Media Whale Stock / Adobe. So far, ...

A new theory offers up a potential solution to these two mysteries, and may also help explain Saturn's distinct tilt. In a paper published Thursday in Science, Jack Wisdom, a professor of planetary ...

This lost moon, the authors of the study say, is responsible for Saturn’s trademark feature: the rings. These astronomers didn’t set out to find a missing moon.

That’s because these rings change their orientation as Saturn orbits the sun. At their widest, the rings girdle the Saturnian equator at a 26.7-degree angle to Earth.

Saturn today, as captured by the Cassini spacecraft in 2010. The planet’s distinctive rings are only about 100 million years old. Researchers propose that they formed when the planet’s largest moon, ...

As Saturn’s rings vanish during 2025, so too does the constancy Galileo thought he observed in the strangest member of the Sun’s family of planets. Cronos, the monstrous son-devourer, has ...

With its striking rings and tilted axis, Saturn is the showiest planet in the solar system. Now, scientists say they have a new theory as to how the gas giant got its signature look.The planet’s ...

With its striking rings and tilted axis, Saturn is the showiest planet in the solar system. Now, scientists say they have a new theory as to how the gas giant got its signature look.The planet’s ...