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Topic: Saturn

Did Saturn lose its rings? Here’s what happened

About 400 years ago, astronomers observing Saturn through telescopes were baffled when its rings seemed to vanish.

Scientists find hydrogen cyanide, key molecule for life formation, in Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus

Study published in Nature Astronomy uses data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft to reveal the icy moon has more chemical energy than previously thought & could support complex organic compounds.

Potential alien life to ocean on Saturn’s moon — here are this week’s scientific revelations

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

See Saturn, Jupiter ‘come together’ today in rare space event last seen 400 years ago

People will be able to view with the naked eye the great conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn, when the 2 planets will 'merge' into a bright spot, as their orbits cross paths Monday.

First map of Saturn’s largest moon Titan revealed, shows features similar to Earth

The map, published by Nature Astronomy Monday, has six primary features on its surface — plains, labyrinth, hummocky, dunes, craters and lakes.

Celestial bodies need to be fed, and Delhi tourists arrive to enjoy Kashmir ‘freeze’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Saturn overtakes Jupiter with 82 moons — now has more than any other planet

Carnegie Institute has asked people to suggest names for the 20 new moons. Suggestions can be tweeted to @SaturnLunacy with #NameSaturnsMoons.

NASA mission Dragonfly will scout for signs of life on largest Saturn moon Titan

Dragonfly will launch from Earth in 2026 and is expected to reach Titan in 2034. It will explore the moon for close to three years.

Saturn’s moon Titan has lakes of methane over 100 metres deep, and they’re much like ours

Titan, one of over 60 moons of Saturn, is the only other body in the solar system to have liquid on its surface.

Fresh ice in a cup on Mars, and Saturn’s rings set to disappear ‘soon’

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them. It’s your fix to stay on top of the latest in science.

On Camera

Muslim objections to Vande Mataram are about faith, not rejection of India

Ibn Khaldun Bharati’s core claim—that Muslim resistance to ‘Vande Mataram’ reflects an unwillingness to merge into an “organic whole” with Hindus—ignores both historical context and religious concerns.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.