Titan
Ghostly Pic Of Saturn’s Moon Shows It Rising From The Deep
Sunlight can do fun things in space. For example: this recent picture of Titan (a moon of Saturn) shows sunlight…
Titan’s North Pole is Loaded With Lakes
A combination of exceptionally clear weather, the steady approach of northern summer, and a poleward orbital path has given Cassini…
Ice Volcanoes Likely Alter Titan’s Surface Brightness: Study
Icy volcanoes are likely responsible for changes in brightness on the surface of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, according…
Titan Has a Fancy Collar
As high summer slowly but steadily approaches on Saturn, Cassini is opening a window to the seasonal changes that occur…
Cassini Flyby Will Look for Waves on Titan’s Seas
Are there waves on Titan’s lakes and seas? Cassini scientists say that the best chance of answering this question is…
Cassini Says “Senkyo Very Much”
In this image acquired on January 5, Cassini's near-infrared vision pierced Titan's opaque clouds to get a glimpse of the…
The Return of Saturn: A Guide to the 2013 Opposition
A star party favorite is about to return to evening skies. The planet Saturn can now be spied low to…
What Happened During the Huygens Mission?
It was eight years ago on January 14, 2005 that the Huygens spacecraft descended through Titan’s murky atmosphere and touched…
Chunks of Frozen Hydrocarbons May be Floating on Titan’s Lakes
The Cassini spacecraft has been getting some strange data from Saturn’s moon Titan, and scientists will soon test out whether…
Flying, Rolling Robot Might Make a Great Titan Explorer
The HyTAQ (Hybrid Terrestrial and Aerial Quadrotor) robot developed at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Ever since the Huygens probe…