Huygens Probe
Titan’s “Magic Islands” Could Be Floating Blobs of Organic Solids
When the Cassini spacecraft returned radar scans of the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan, the results were mindblowing. It revealed…
Will Titan finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We recently examined how and why Jupiter’s moon, Europa, could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? While this small…
A Jarful of Titan Could Teach Us A Lot About Life There, and Here On Earth
Titan is a distant, exotic, and dangerous world. It's frigid temperatures and hydrocarbon chemistry is like nothing else in the…
Huygens Spots Methane Fog On Saturn’s Moon Titan
Researchers from York University explain how old data from the Huygen's probe has confirmed that methane fog exists on Titan's…
Saturn’s Moon Titan
Between its methane lakes, dense atmosphere, and subterranean ocean, Saturn's largest moon (Titan) is a wonder to behold!
What is Lunar Regolith?
When you're walking around on soft ground, do you notice how your feet leave impressions? Perhaps you've tracked some of…
Titan’s Atmosphere Still Baffles Us A Decade After Huygens Landing
It's almost exactly 10 years ago that humanity parachuted a spacecraft into Titan, that moon of Saturn that could hold…
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…