Titan
Exploring Titan with Balloons and Landers
At last week's Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop, scientists presented a concept for exploring Titan with balloons and landers.
The Incredible Story of How the Huygens Mission to Titan Succeeded When It Could Have Failed
Twelve years ago today, the Huygens probe landed on Titan, marking the farthest point from Earth any spacecraft has ever…
Land On Titan With Huygens in Beautiful New Video
On December 25, 2004, the piggybacking Huygens probe was released from the ‘mothership’ Cassini spacecraft and it arrived at Titan…
Even Though it’s an Alien World, Titan’s Canyons Would Look Very Familiar
The Cassini probe has found more features on Titan that resemble Earth, steep river valleys that empty into its largest…
Seasonal Change On Titan Is Dynamic Business
At a joint meeting in Pasadena, California last week, European and American scientists were treated to some of the latest…
Life On Titan Possible Without Water
According to a recent study from Cornell University, the prebiotic conditions for life might exist on Titan, despite it being…
Surfing On Titan Would Be Best In Summer
Space is mostly vast and empty. So whenever we notice something like ripples on a lake of methane, on the…
Is There a Kraken in Kraken Mare? What Kind of Life Would We Find on Titan?
Could there be life on Saturn’s large moon Titan? Asking the question forces astrobiologists and chemists to think carefully and…
How NASA Is Saving Fuel On Its Outer Solar System Missions
While Saturn is far away from us, scientists have just found a way to make the journey there easier. A…
Freak Fast Winds Created Titan’s Massive, Mysterious Dunes
Titan is Saturn's largest moon and is constantly surprising scientists as the Cassini spacecraft probes under its thick atmosphere. Take…