Because of its extremely cold temperature, the liquids on Titan are made of hydrocarbons like methane and ethane, and the surface is made of solid water ice. A new study published in The Planetary ...

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is particularly captivating for scientists. This is thanks in large part to its status as the ...

The video shows actual footage from the spacecraft's point of view as it passed through the hazy layers of Titan's atmosphere, spotted "drainage canals" that suggest rivers of liquid methane run ...

Oct. 25, 2024 — A new study has revealed that methane gas may be trapped within the icy surface of Saturn's moon Titan, forming a distinct crust up to six miles thick, which warms the underlying ...

Titan's frigid lakes of methane have been a hotspot for speculation about life as we don't know it ever since NASA's Cassini Saturn orbiter sent home the first photos of them in 2005. Methane and ...

Within our own solar system, methane is a key component of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, with researchers hypothesizing that its crust could contain methane. Additionally, Mars experiences ...

Titan is the largest of Saturn's moons. Its atmosphere is pure methane and life as we know it on Earth would never survive there. However, it is possible that life could evolve to repire using ...