Huygens
Christiaan Huygens’ Telescope Lenses Tell Us He Was Nearsighted
A world-famous 17th-century astronomer credited with discovering Saturn’s moon Titan may have needed glasses, according to a recent paper in…
2 years ago
What Did Cassini Teach Us?
In just a few months, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is going to die, crashing into the planet Saturn. Let's look back…
8 years ago
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…
8 years ago
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…
8 years ago