In an exciting collaboration, over 2,000 public volunteers are meticulously cleaning a colossal 1,300-kilogram fossilized skeleton of a Mastodonsaurus, an ancient amphibian that roamed the Earth 240 ...

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Despite being separated by billions of miles, Saturn's moon Titan and the dwarf planet Pluto share an unexplained surface signature.

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Boulder, Colorado, recently hosted the first-ever scientific convention specifically focused on the idea of setting human beings down on Titan, the increasingly well-studied moon of Saturn. Called the ...

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.

Tidal migration – gradual outward movement of a moon due to gravitational interactions with its parent planet Axial precession – the slow wobble of a planet's rotational axis, which can fall in and ...

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 ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. An eight percent waning crescent moon, Venus and Saturn, ...