Titan
‘Ghost’ Object Appears, Disappears on Titan
Astronomers with the Cassini mission have detected a bright, mysterious geologic object on Saturn’s moon Titan that suddenly showed up…
New Recipe For Saturn’s Orangey Moon Titan Is ‘Aromatic’ And Hazy
What's in all that browny orangey stuff in the atmosphere around Titan? It's a question that scientists have been trying…
Titan Balloon Among Far-Out Concepts NASA Selects For Funding
Sometimes a good idea takes some tinkering. You have a thought that it will work, but what it really requires…
How Much Can Titan’s Sunsets Teach Us About Alien Planets?
Titan -- that smoggy, orangy moon circling Saturn -- is of great interest to exobiologists because its chemistry could be…
Saturn Disappears Behind the Full Flower Moon May 14 – Watch it Live
Funny thing. Skywatchers are often just as excited to watch a celestial object disappear as we are to see it make an…
Let’s Put a Sailboat on Titan
The large moons orbiting the gas giants in our solar system have been getting increasing attention in recent years. Titan,…
Cassini Sees a “Zen Garden” on Titan
Looking like the flowing designs carved by a Zen gardener's rake, long parallel dunes of hydrocarbon sand stretch across the…
Surf’s Up on Titan! Cassini May Have Spotted Waves in Titan’s Seas
It's no surprise that Titan's north polar region is covered with vast lakes and seas of liquid methane -- these…
Happy Holidays from Cassini!
Cassini couldn't make it to the mall this year to do any Christmas shopping but that's ok: we're all getting…
New Flyover Video Takes You on a Tour of Titan’s Lake Region
Saturn’s moon Titan has the only known liquid lakes beyond planet Earth, and new data from the Cassini spacecraft’s radar…