Experiments suggest that processes in the interior of the moon could keep it swathed in an atmosphere that should otherwise ...

Because some research suggested Titan’s entire surface could be covered in an ocean of liquid methane, ethane, or other hydrocarbons, mission scientists and engineers were unsure whether there ...

Most moons are airless or boast little more than gauzy, gaseous veils. But Titan is cloaked in a blanket of nitrogen and methane so thick that, with a pair of wings and a running start, astronauts on ...

The video shows actual footage from the spacecraft's point of view as it passed through the hazy layers of Titan's atmosphere, spotted "drainage canals" that suggest rivers of liquid methane run ...

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Even before the recently announced moons, Saturn had more than anyone could reasonably keep track of. Now, astronomers have ...

SwRI studied Saturn’s moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the energy lost as it orbits the ringed planet with its massive gravitational force. Understanding tidal dissipation helps ...

Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

The Nord Stream gas pipelines, which transport natural gas from Russia to Europe, suffered severe ruptures. What followed was an unprecedented emission and release of methane, one of the most potent ...