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Weather systems on Jupiter and Saturn might be driven by internal forces

The study also describes the formation of famous red spot on Jupiter.

New work reveals the likely original locations of Saturn and Jupiter

Where were Jupiter and Saturn born?

A weird molecule discovered in Saturn’s moon Titan’s atmosphere

The molecule may be a precursor to more complex compounds that could form or feed possible life on Titan.

A new chronology for the Saturn’s moons

Quantifying what we do and don't know about the ages of the moons.

Bright patches on Titan are nothing but dry lake beds

Saturn's moon Titan has a methane cycle with clouds, rain, rivers, lakes, and seas; it is the only world known to presently have a...

How elements mix deep inside giant planets?

An international team that includes scientists from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has devised a new way to quantify how chemical...

Titan’s orbit around Saturn is expanding

Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the Solar System. The atmosphere of Titan is largely nitrogen; minor components...

Why Saturn’s atmosphere is so hot?

Like Earth, the upper layers of planets like Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune are so hot. But, unlike earth- all these planets are so...

Safety zone saves giant moons from a fatal plunge

A few components have been proposed to clarify the formation process of satellite systems, and moderately massive moons are believed to be born in...

A new contribution to the ongoing search into the possibility of life on Titan

Scientists from the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, used quantum mechanical calculations and have shown that azotosomes, could not form under the conditions there. Saturn’s...

Saturn’s flashing auroras making astronomers scratch their head

Final images from Cassini spacecraft.

A global geologic map of Saturn’s moon Titan

The first map showing the global geology of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has been completed and fully reveals a dynamic world of dunes, lakes, plains, craters and other terrains.

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