Saturn Moons Younger Than Dinosaurs

By comparing present orbital tilts and those predicted by computer simulations, researchers could learn how much the orbits of Saturn's moons grew.

Some of Saturn's icy moons as well as its famous rings might be modern adornments, and their dramatic birth may have taken place a mere hundred million years ago, more recent than the reign of many dinosaurs, a new study suggests.

By comparing present orbital tilts and those predicted by computer simulations, researchers could learn how much the orbits of Saturn's moons grew.

Some of Saturn's icy moons as well as its famous rings might be modern adornments, and their dramatic birth may have taken place a mere hundred million years ago, more recent than the reign of many dinosaurs, a new study suggests.