Astronomy on MSN3 天
Cryovolcanism on Titan may replenish its thick atmosphere
Experiments suggest that processes in the interior of the moon could keep it swathed in an atmosphere that should otherwise ...
来自MSN4 个月
Saturn's moon Titan has insulating methane-rich crust up to six miles thick
Because of its extremely cold temperature, the liquids on Titan are made of hydrocarbons like methane and ethane, and the surface is made of solid water ice. A new study published in The Planetary ...
ZME Science on MSN8 个月
Titan’s seas look more and more like Earth’s — except they’re made of methane
These vast expanses of liquid, however, are not water but hydrocarbons such as methane and ethane, forming seas, lakes, and ...
Science Daily1 个月
Tidal energy measurements help scientists understand Titan's composition, orbital history
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 ...
Mashable18 天
Actual footage shows what it was like to land on Saturn's moon Titan
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 ...
Space.com23 天
Life as we don't know it: Some aliens may need sulfuric acid like we need water
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 ...