A new study proposes that a crash between Titan and another moon spawned Hyperion and, much later, destabilized Saturn’s ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have been born in a colossal cosmic crash. New research suggests Titan formed when two older moons slammed together hundreds of millions of years ago—an event so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This view was taken from above the ringplane and looks toward the unlit side of the rings. Here, the probe gazes upon Titan in the ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, might have formed after a collision with a lost moon, according to new research.

We already know a decent amount about how planets form, but moon formation is another process entirely, and one we're not as familiar with. Scientists think they understand how the most important moon ...

A bright new lunar crater detected in spacecraft images shows that asteroid impacts continue to reshape the Moon’s surface today. The Moon’s familiar surface tells a story of both ancient violence and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HONOLULU (KHON2) — Scientists continue to explore the deep story of how Earth and the moon formed. One idea has gained attention ...

The conventional explanation for the moon's formation is that an enormous rock smashed into the nascent Earth and created it as a result. A new theory challenges the particulars of how events may have ...

Whether it’s under the stars on the Main Green, from smudged dorm windows or through open sunroofs, we see the moon nearly every night. But a new study by Brown researchers suggests that we know less ...

Jupiter’s icy moons may have been seeded with the chemical ingredients for life from the very beginning. An international ...