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

NASA’s Curiosity Martian rover finds organic-like, long-chain alkanes preserved in the planet’s mudstone Twelve years after ...

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Beneath the ice is a giant ocean where astronomers think life might exist. There’s also Titan, of course, the only place besides Earth where you can find lakes and rain (made of liquid methane) and ...

French energy giant TotalEnergies and state-owned Oil India Ltd (OIL) signed a cooperation agreement to carry out methane emissions detection and measurement campaigns at the Indian firm's sites. The ...

It will have a payload capacity of more than 50,000 pounds to low-Earth orbit powered by 13 of the 3D-printed Aeon R engines running on the liquid oxygen-methane mix that burns blue on launch.

With its thick atmosphere, liquid methane lakes, and Earth-like conditions, Titan presents both exciting opportunities and immense challenges for future exploration.

Titan is so frigid — about –290 degrees Fahrenheit [–179 degrees Celsius] — that the liquid present there is made up of hydrocarbons like methane and ethane.) But even such a large moon ...