Saturn makes Titan's gases come out; Titan's size ensures some of them stick around in an atmosphere. Jupiter's moon Io, being so close to its humungous neighbor, has plenty of volcanic activity ...

This warming may also help explain Titan’s methane-rich atmosphere ... This allowed them to test how much the surface of ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is particularly captivating ... et Cosmochimica Acta shows that the chemical compounds in Titan’s atmosphere could emerge from processes in its interior, offering ...

“Radar images from the Cassini mission reveal elongated streaks on Titan's surface that can extend for hundreds of kilometers ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, captures the imagination ... fluffy streaks of methane clouds in the world's atmosphere. Titan seen by Cassini. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute ...

The largest of Saturn's moons and the first to be discovered is Titan. It is the only moon in the solar system known to have a substantial atmosphere. Nitrogen and methane extend around the moon ...

SwRI is studying how Saturn’s largest moon maintains its thick atmosphere. Scientists think Titan’s core is covered by several layers of ice and a subsurface liquid ocean. New experiments ...

The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...

They range in size from the planet-sized Titan, which is larger than Mercury, to tiny potato-shaped moons. Among Saturn’s crowded ... and the only moon with a significant atmosphere.