New JPL Video: Approaching Titan a Billion Times Closer
A new three minute video uses data collected by Cassini’s imaging cameras and the Huygens Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer to better detail Saturn’s moon Titan. Approaching…
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Astronomers Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary of Titan Landing
Ten years ago, ESA’s Huygens probe entered the history books by descending to the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Humanity’s first successful attempt to…
Cassini Spots a Bright Feature in Titan’s Largest Sea, Kraken Mare
During a recent flyby, the Cassini spacecraft observed new, bright features in the seas that might be related to the mysterious feature that researchers dubbed…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Views the Sun Glinting Off Titan’s North Polar Seas
Taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, this near-infrared, color mosaic shows the sun glinting off of Titan’s north polar seas. While Cassini has captured, separately, views…
Cassini Identifies a High-Altitude Methane Ice Cloud on Titan
Using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, astronomers have identified an unexpected high-altitude methane ice cloud on Saturn’s moon Titan that is similar to exotic clouds…
NASA Maps of Titan Reveal Large Patches of Trace Gases
Researchers investigating the chemical make-up of Titan’s atmosphere have discovered large patches of trace gases shining brightly near the north and south poles Saturn’s moon…
Cassini Reveals Cloud of Frozen Hydrogen Cyanide Particles Hovering Over Titan
Data from NASA’s Cassini mission reveals that a giant polar vortex hovering over the south pole of Titan contains frozen particles of the toxic compound…
Cassini Reveals Mysterious Feature off the Coast of Ligeia Mare
New images from Cassini data show the appearance and evolution of a mysterious feature in Ligeia Mare, one of the largest hydrocarbon seas on Saturn’s…
New Research Reveals How Icy Aquifers on Titan Transform Methane Rainfall
A newly published study details how Titan’s methane rainfall interacts with icy materials within underground reservoirs, leading to the formation of reservoirs of propane and…
Cassini Tracks Clouds Developing Over Ligeia Mare on Titan
A newly released animated image from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows methane clouds moving above the large methane sea known as Ligeia Mare on Saturn’s moon…
Cassini Reveals Firm Evidence of a Very Salty Ocean Inside Saturn’s Largest Moon Titan
New data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal that Saturn’s moon Titan has a very salty ocean, and supports the idea that the moon’s icy shell…
Titan’s Building Blocks Formed Early in the Solar System’s History and Might Pre-Date Saturn
A newly published study reveals evidence that nitrogen in the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan originated in conditions similar to the cold birthplace of the…
Cornell Astronomers Discover Mysterious Geologic Object on Titan
Using data from the Cassini spacecraft, astronomers from Cornell University have discovered mysterious geologic object that has appeared in the second-largest sea on Saturn’s moon…
NASA Experiments Reveal Previously Unidentified Material in Titan’s Atmosphere
New research from NASA scientists has revealed a previously unidentified material in Titan’s atmosphere, helping scientists understand more about the complex mixture of molecules that makes…
Cassini Views the Lakes of Saturn’s Moon Titan
Using a spectral filter, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft views the lakes of Saturn’s moon Titan. The Cassini spacecraft peers down through layers of haze to glimpse…
New Radar Images from Cassini Show Familiar Forms on Titan’s Dunes
New radar images from the Cassini orbiter show dark streaks carved into dunes on Saturn’s moon Titan. The moons of our Solar System are brimming…
NASA’s Cassini to Conduct Its 100th Flyby of the Saturn Moon Titan
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is ready to conduct its 100th flyby of Titan. Ten years ago, we knew Titan as a fuzzy orange ball about the…
New Cassini Images of Saturn and Its Moons
NASA’s Cassini imagining team has released new “holiday themed” images of Saturn, Titan and Enceladus. This holiday season, feast your eyes on images of Saturn…