Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and its dense nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Despite its ...

Scientists have discovered that the icy shell of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could possess an insulated, six-mile-thick (9.7-kilometer-thick) layer of methane ice beneath its surface.

Twenty years ago today, I watched TV coverage of a probe descending toward the surface of Titan, a moon of Saturn, while outside my home in Utah snow dusted a rocky mountain outcrop I’d ...

Scientists studying Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, have discovered that its ocean forms layers that slow the upward movement ...

Southwest Research Institute partnered with the Carnegie Institution for Science to perform laboratory experiments to better ...

Why it's so special: This picture was taken by the European Space Agency's Huygens probe during its historic parachute descent onto Titan's ... above Saturn's largest moon. The probe's descent ...

Dr. Kelly Miller from the South West Research Institute and Lead author of a paper about Titan’s atmosphere said “While just ...

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 ...

“Walking on the surface of Titan would feel a bit like scuba diving ... NASA will send a probe called Dragonfly to the Saturn moon in the year 2028. The Dragonfly mission will include ...

Southwest Research Institute partnered with the Carnegie Institution for Science to perform laboratory experiments to better ...

Twenty years ago today, I watched TV coverage of a probe descending toward the surface of Titan, a moon of Saturn, while outside my home in Utah snow dusted a rocky mountain outcrop I’d ...