These vast expanses of liquid, however, are not water but hydrocarbons such as methane and ethane, forming seas, lakes, and ...

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is particularly captivating for scientists. This is thanks in large part to its status as the ...

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 ...

Oct. 25, 2024 — A new study has revealed that methane gas may be trapped within the icy surface of Saturn's moon Titan, forming a distinct crust up to six miles thick, which warms the underlying ...

Titan's frigid lakes of methane have been a hotspot for speculation about life as we don't know it ever since NASA's Cassini Saturn orbiter sent home the first photos of them in 2005. Methane and ...

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