NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures an infrared view of Saturn moon Titan during a November 2015 flyby in this composite image. Credit: NASA / JPL / University of Arizona / University of Idaho Saturn’s ...
When you think about the worlds that might tell you something about life’s beginnings, Titan often rises to the top of the ...
We tend to think of the weather as mundane, the sort of boring things you talk about when you have nothing else to say, but in the scope of the solar system, it’s one of the most interesting things ...
Some substances that don't mix on Earth can combine in ultra freezing conditions like those on Saturn's largest moon, ...
Our planet isn’t the only celestial body with liquid on its surface. Today NASA scientists announced that at least one of the large lakes on Saturn’s moon, Titan, contains liquid hydrocarbons and ...
Saturn’s largest moon might not be the barren world it seems. Beneath Titan’s icy crust lies a vast ocean of liquid water—possibly as deep as 300 miles. While its surface hosts lakes of methane and ...
NASA's Cassini probe zipped by Saturn's largest moon Titan on Tuesday (July 24) in a close flyby to search for a lake filled with liquid methane. The Cassini spacecraft flew within 629 miles (1,012 ...
Recent observations have revealed that the chemistry on Saturn’s moon Titan is more complex and unusual than previously understood. These findings challenge existing models of atmospheric and surface ...
Ellen Stofan ('83) talks about life as a planetary geologist Planetary geologist Ellen Stofan returned to her alma mater in April and talked up a storm—not your usual storm, but an incredibly cold ...