Scientists claim that Saturn is "tilted" because a moon collided with it.
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According to a recent research, Saturn is tilted because one of its moons hit it and caused the collision.
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There is clearly something strange about our close neighbour even in photos:
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Approximately a 25-degree angle separates its orbit around the Sun from the motion of its rings.
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Less is known about how it became tilted, however astronomers believe Neptune, a close neighbour, may have had anything to do with it because of how similar the tilt is to Neptune's orbit.
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Scientists now contend that the two originally orbited in perfect harmony or resonance with one another.
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According to a recent study, that alignment was disrupted in the past when a moon created mayhem between the two.
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Saturn currently has 83 moons. But in the past, it could have had an additional satellite—now missing—that researchers have given the name Chrysalis.
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According to astronomers, the numerous moons kept Saturn in perfect alignment with Neptune and maintained that smooth resonance for billions of years.
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Chrysalis, though, felt out of that orderly alignment and veered dangerously close to Saturn itself some 160 million years ago.