Titan

A Mission to Explore the Methane Lakes on TitanA Mission to Explore the Methane Lakes on Titan

A Mission to Explore the Methane Lakes on Titan

Titan has become a center of increasing attention as of late.  Discoveries from Cassini have only increased interest in the…

3 years ago
A map of River Beds on Titan for Dragonfly to ExploreA map of River Beds on Titan for Dragonfly to Explore

A map of River Beds on Titan for Dragonfly to Explore

Explorers either have the benefit of having maps or the burden of creating them.  Similarly, space explorers have been building…

3 years ago
Accurately Forecasting the Weather on Mars and TitanAccurately Forecasting the Weather on Mars and Titan

Accurately Forecasting the Weather on Mars and Titan

Even meteorologists who forecast the weather on Earth admit that they can’t always accurately predict the weather at a specific…

3 years ago
Dragonfly Mission has Some Ambitious Science Goals to Accomplish When it Arrives at TitanDragonfly Mission has Some Ambitious Science Goals to Accomplish When it Arrives at Titan

Dragonfly Mission has Some Ambitious Science Goals to Accomplish When it Arrives at Titan

As any good project manager will tell you, goals are necessary to complete any successful project.  The more audacious the…

3 years ago
A Titan Mission Could Refuel on Site and Return a Sample to EarthA Titan Mission Could Refuel on Site and Return a Sample to Earth

A Titan Mission Could Refuel on Site and Return a Sample to Earth

As part of the 2021 NAIC proposals, NASA is investigating a concept for a sample-return mission to Titan that would…

4 years ago
Titan’s Atmosphere Recreated in an Earth LaboratoryTitan’s Atmosphere Recreated in an Earth Laboratory

Titan’s Atmosphere Recreated in an Earth Laboratory

A recent study led by IBM-Zurich has recreated what goes on in Titan's atmosphere, which could help scientists find evidence…

4 years ago
The Largest Sea On Titan Could Be Over 300 Meters DeepThe Largest Sea On Titan Could Be Over 300 Meters Deep

The Largest Sea On Titan Could Be Over 300 Meters Deep

The Earth’s oceans are notoriously unexplored, and stand as a monument to the difficult of exploring underwater.  But they aren’t…

4 years ago
Titan’s Atmosphere Has All the Ingredients For Life. But Not Life as We Know ItTitan’s Atmosphere Has All the Ingredients For Life. But Not Life as We Know It

Titan’s Atmosphere Has All the Ingredients For Life. But Not Life as We Know It

In a series of new studies on Saturn's moon Titan, researchers have found more indications that there could be exotic…

4 years ago
Impatient? A Spacecraft Could Get to Titan in Only 2 Years Using a Direct Fusion DriveImpatient? A Spacecraft Could Get to Titan in Only 2 Years Using a Direct Fusion Drive

Impatient? A Spacecraft Could Get to Titan in Only 2 Years Using a Direct Fusion Drive

Fusion power is the technology that is thirty years away, and always will be - according to skeptics at least. …

4 years ago
Lakes On Titan Will Have Layers, Like Lakes On Earth, But for a Completely Different ReasonLakes On Titan Will Have Layers, Like Lakes On Earth, But for a Completely Different Reason

Lakes On Titan Will Have Layers, Like Lakes On Earth, But for a Completely Different Reason

Lakes on Earth are a common sight in many locales.  They’re central to the recreation and livelihood of millions of…

4 years ago