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science2 days ago•217 min saved

A Cosmic Collision: Titan and a Lost Moon May Have Forged Saturn's Rings

Scientists combining Titan formation ideas, Cassini data, and simulations propose that Titan collided with a lost proto-moon about 500 million years ago; the wreckage may have become Hyperion and also helped forge Saturn’s rings, while Titan’s altered mass could have nudged Saturn’s tilt and resonance with Neptune. Titan’s orbit is expanding, and NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Titan (launch 2028, arrival 2034) could test this scenario.

via CNN|

#cassini #hyperion #moon-collision

space7 days ago•3 min saved

Enceladus Sparks Giant Alfven-Wave Network Around Saturn

Using Cassini data, researchers show Saturn's moon Enceladus drives Alfven waves that span over 500,000 km, forming a lattice-like network connected to Saturn's ionosphere and the Enceladus plasma torus. Detected in 36 events, the waves reveal Enceladus as a planet-scale energy generator with implications for icy moons around other planets and future missions.

via ScienceAlert|

#alfven-wings #cassini #enceladus

astronomy8 days ago•54 min saved

Titan Collision May Have Scuplted Saturn’s Rings and Tilt

Space.com reports Matija Ćuk and colleagues propose Saturn’s Titan may have formed from a collision/merger with a now-missing moon called Chrysalis about 100–200 million years ago. This upheaval could have widened Titan’s orbit, triggered further moon collisions, redistributed Saturn’s mass to alter its precession, and helped form Saturn’s rings. Hyperion might be a debris remnant from the event. Cassini data revised Saturn’s internal mass distribution, moving it slightly out of Neptune’s orbital resonance. There’s no direct evidence yet, but the scenario is being explored in Planetary Science Journal with an arXiv preprint, and future Dragonfly observations could test it.

via Space|

#astronomy #chrysalis #hyperion

gaming8 days ago•2 min saved

SEGA honors Hideki Sato, architect of its hardware era

SEGA issued a statement mourning Hideki Sato, the hardware visionary behind iconic consoles like the Mega Drive/Sega Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast, who led the company as president from 2001 to 2003. The firm credits him with foundational contributions to SEGA and the broader gaming industry and extends condolences to his family and friends.

via My Nintendo News|

#dreamcast #gaming #hideki-sato

space11 days ago•3 min saved

Two-moon crash may have birthed Saturn's rings

A new Planetary Science Journal preprint argues Saturn’s young rings and Titan’s odd orbit could come from a past collision between two proto-moons, which produced Hyperion and destabilized inner moons; the Dragonfly mission to Titan (2034) may help test this scenario with fresh data.

via Gizmodo|

#dragonfly #hyperion #rings

stargazing22 days ago•51 min saved

Planetary parade in February: Jupiter dominates the night sky as Mercury makes its best evening appearance

February 2026 offers one of the year’s best planetary lineups: Jupiter shines high in the eastern sky after sunset, Mercury appears for a three‑week window low in the west‑southwest starting Feb. 6, Venus becomes more visible toward month’s end, Mars remains hidden near the Sun, and Saturn sinks lower in the sky; the piece provides viewing tips and timing, including Mercury’s Feb. 18–19 Crescent Moon pairing and its greatest elongation around Feb. 19.

via Space|

#jupiter #mercury #planets

stargazing1 month ago•56 min saved

Crescent Moon Dances with Saturn After Sunset on Jan. 22

After sunset on Jan. 22, a 17%-illuminated waxing crescent moon will appear about six degrees below Saturn in the west-southwest, with Earthshine making the dark limb faintly visible; a small telescope or binoculars helps you spot Saturn (rings may be visible under good skies) as both objects grace the early evening sky.

via Space|

#earthshine #moon #night-sky

astronomy1 month ago•71 min saved

Polar storms hint at Jupiter and Saturn’s hidden interiors

New simulations link Jupiter’s multi-vortex polar pattern with Saturn’s single hexagonal vortex to how soft or dense the gas is at the bottom of each vortex, suggesting surface weather patterns could reveal the giants’ deep interior compositions.

via Space|

#astronomy #gas-giants #interiors

science1 month ago•5 min saved

Deep Interior Coupling May Shape Jupiter and Saturn’s Polar Storms

MIT researchers show that Jupiter’s multiple polar vortices and Saturn’s single polar storm stem from how strongly storms are coupled to deeper interior layers. A 2D fluid-dynamics model suggests Jupiter’s weaker layering and stronger atmospheric forcing keep many discrete storms from merging, while Saturn’s deeper layering and greater energy loss allow vortices to merge into one giant storm. These surface patterns may encode information about each planet’s interior properties and formation history.

via ScienceAlert|

#gas-giants #interior-structure #jupiter

space1 month ago•79 min saved

January's new moon clears the sky for prime Jupiter and Saturn viewing

January 18, 2026’s new moon will yield dark skies ideal for skywatchers: Jupiter and Saturn will dominate the January night, with Jupiter rising around 4 p.m. and visible for hours in the east, and Saturn high in the southwest after sunset in the Northern Hemisphere; Mercury, Venus and Mars remain too close to the Sun to see that month. In the Southern Hemisphere, the inverted sky highlights southern constellations with Jupiter as a reference point. The article also offers tips for spotting bright stars and constellations like Orion, Sirius, Aldebaran, the Pleiades and the Hyades, and notes that deep-sky observing is best away from light pollution during a new moon.

via Space|

#jupiter #new-moon #night-sky

love-and-relationships1 month ago•7 min saved

January 10, 2026: Love, Finance, and Success Insights

On January 10, 2026, a rare alignment of Saturn and Uranus signals significant, sudden changes in love and relationships, encouraging trust in the process and embracing new opportunities for growth and connection.

via YourTango|

#horoscope #january-10-2026 #love-and-relationships

science2 months ago•5 min saved

Recent Studies Question the Existence of a Subsurface Ocean on Titan

A new study suggests Saturn's moon Titan may not have a buried ocean but instead contains widespread pockets of liquid water within a layer of ice, challenging previous assumptions about its internal structure and habitability potential.

via Space|

#liquid-water #moon #saturn

science2 months ago•3 min saved

Tips for Viewing Saturn and Jupiter with a Telescope

To see Saturn and Jupiter clearly through a telescope, a refractor with at least 50mm aperture is recommended, with larger apertures like 102mm or 125mm providing more detail such as Saturn's rings and Jupiter's Great Red Spot. For higher detail, pricier catadioptric telescopes are ideal. Viewing Uranus and Neptune requires even larger telescopes, around 200mm, and a motorized mount can help locate these distant planets.

via Space|

#astronomy #jupiter #planet-viewing

science3 months ago•4 min saved

NASA's James Webb Discovers Unexplained Phenomenon in Saturn's Atmosphere

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered two mysterious atmospheric phenomena on Saturn—dark beads in the ionosphere and an asymmetric star-shaped pattern in the stratosphere—that defy current scientific understanding, suggesting new, unexplored dynamics in planetary atmospheres.

via Indian Defence Review|

#atmospheric-anomalies #gas-giants #james-webb-space-telescope

science4 months ago•4 min saved

Object Between Saturn and Uranus Develops Its Own Ring System

Astronomers have observed a small icy world, Chiron, building its own rings in real time, providing a rare glimpse into the process of ring formation around small celestial bodies, which may also shed light on how larger planetary rings formed billions of years ago.

via Yahoo|

#chiron #ring-system #saturn