Titan

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…

10 years ago

Comet Landing: Side-By-Side Pics Of Alien Surfaces Humanity Explored

Correction, 11:33 a.m. EST: The University of Central Florida's Phil Metzger points out that the image composition leaves out Eros,…

10 years ago

Titanic Liquid: Blinding ‘Sunglint’ Shines On Saturn’s Swampy Moon

See that yellow smudge in the image above? That's what the Sun looks like reflecting off the seas of Titan,…

10 years ago

Cassini Probe Spots Methane Ice Crystals In Titan’s Atmosphere

During its 2006 flyby of Titan, the Cassini Space Probe captured some of the most detailed images of Saturn's largest…

10 years ago

Unusual Distributions of Organics Found in Titan’s Atmosphere

A new mystery of Titan has been uncovered by astronomers using their latest asset in the high altitude desert of…

10 years ago

Titan’s Majestic Mirror-Like Lakes Will Come Under Cassini’s Scrutiny This Week

There's a very early-stage NASA concept to take a submarine and dive into a lake of Titan, that moon of…

10 years ago

Titan’s Disappearing “Magic Island” Reappears in New Images

Earlier this year, we reported on a mysterious “ghost” object that had suddenly appeared and then disappeared on Saturn’s largest…

10 years ago

Saturn-Circling Cassini Spacecraft Plumbs Titan’s Seas Next Week

Is the surf up yet on Titan? As the moon of Saturn moves towards northern summer, scientists are trying to…

10 years ago

Spacecraft Stormchasing: Titan Clouds Swirl As Saturn Moon Approaches Northern Summer

Swoosh! At long last, and later than models predicted, clouds are starting to appear on Titan's nothern hemisphere. The region…

10 years ago