Planet Saturn has revealed an astonishing discovery that was possible after years, and years, of research involving the cosmic body, and we are talking about an announcement that took a lot of people by surprise. More precisely, the scientists who carefully monitor the planet Saturn have come to the conclusion that its inclination is actually due to the moons that orbit it, and not to any other event that would have taken place during the time when it was formed as we know it.
Planet Saturn it has an inclined rotation around its axis, and scientists have long searched for answers to this situation, finally coming up with this impressive discovery. It seems that the migration of the moons that are in orbit next to the planet Saturn are "guilty" of this situation, and Titan would be the one that had the greatest impact for the way the rotation of the planet around its axis took place over time .
Planet Saturn: The AMAZING discovery, it was thought to be IMPOSSIBLE
Planet Saturn it tilts more and more as its moons move away from it, and this happens constantly, so that in hundreds of millions of years the degree of tilt will be even greater. It seems that this process has been going on for a billion years, which led to the inclination we see for the planet Saturn, which is 27 degrees at the moment, but most likely it will increase gradually in another 1 billion years.
"Recent observations have shown that Titan and the other moons are gradually moving away from Saturn much faster than astronomers had previously estimated. By incorporating this increased migration rate into their calculations, the researchers concluded that this process affects the tilt of Saturn's rotation axis: as its moons move further apart, the planet tilts more and more."
Planet Saturn a few years ago he formulated a theory according to which the planet would not tilt for some time, and that everything appeared because of the planet Neptune, but the reality is different. The moons are the ones that affect the planet Saturn, but it is impossible to see what will happen in another billion years, and if humanity still exists then, it is improbable that they know what we are talking about now, but the process the planet is going through will continue.
Planet Saturn it is no longer actively monitored by any spacecraft at the moment, but it is expected that new missions will be launched towards it in the not too distant future.
