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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

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

Congress calls India’s GDP numbers ‘suspect’, alleges manipulation by Modi govt

In AICC report ‘Real State of the Economy 2026’, Congress flags ‘central contradiction’ in economy, calls for data review pointing to jobs, FDI, manufacturing slump & inequality.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.