New simulations shed fresh light on origins of Saturn’s rings and icy moons | SpaceTime S26E120

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 120
*New simulations shed fresh light on origins of Saturn’s rings and icy moons
A new series of supercomputer simulations has offered an answer to the mystery of the origins of Saturn’s rings - one that involves a massive collision in the recent history of the 4.6 billion-year-old Solar System.
*Why the Milky Way galaxy is warped
New computer modelling may have helped astronomers resolve some of the mystery surrounding the recent discovery that the Milky Way galaxy is warped.
*Space station crew return home after a record stay in orbit
Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut have landed safely back on Earth after spending a year aboard the International Space Station.
*October Skywatch
Our nearest neighbouring star system Alpha Centauri, two of our nearest neighbouring galaxies the large and small Magellanic clouds, and three meteor showers are among the highlights of the October night skies on Skywatch.
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