Debris from the collision could have formed another moon of Saturn called Hyperion, and affected the tilt of Saturn itself.

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have been born of the collision of two smaller moons, according to new research.

This hypothesis has the advantage of explaining why the rings have a lot of ice and little rock, in contrast to models where a moon strayed inside Saturn’s Roche limit and was pulled apart.

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Titan orbits farther out, moving with steady confidence, whereas Saturn has always handled itself with a sort of serene ...

Cassini mission data shows Saturn’s moon Enceladus generates Alfvén waves extending over 504,000 km, circulating energy and momentum through Saturn’s magnetosphere, according to Universe Today and ...

Scientists suggest Titan formed from a giant moon collision that also may explain Saturn’s rings and strange moon orbits.

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Saturn’s giant moon Titan and the planet’s famous rings may share a dramatic origin story. A new study suggests that Titan could have formed when two older moons smashed together, while the debris ...

During its final Grand Finale phase, Cassini performed death-defying maneuvers through Saturn’s rings and over its poles, ...

James Webb Space Telescope and the W.M. Keck Observatory captured new images of Saturn's moon Titan. Credit: NASA/STScI/W. M.

If Titan formed from a merger, the researchers found, its eccentric orbit could destabilize smaller moons closer to Saturn, ...