Titan’s Methane May Run Out
Based on Cassini data, scientists believe that Titan’s methane-based hydrocarbon features may be passing phenomena, the after-effects of a gigantic outburst of methane released from…
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Signs of Winter on Titan – Ice Cloud Forming at Titan’s South Pole
Researchers have detected an ice cloud taking shape over Titan’s south pole. This is a sign of winter weather on Titan and the first time…
Windblown Sand Is Changing Titan’s Surface
Data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has allowed scientists to put together the first quantitative estimate of how much the weather on Titan has modified its…
Cassini Spots a Nile Like River Valley on Titan
Cassini has spotted a river valley, which scientists believe is filled with liquid, on Saturn’s moon Titan that stretches more than 400 km. The international…
Titan’s Icy Outer Crust Is Likely Twice As Thick as Previously Believed
Using radar data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, a new analysis of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, suggests that it has an icy, rocky core with a…
Titan, Possibly the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer
Titan, the new supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), may be the most powerful machine on Earth; but this won’t be confirmed for a…
Simulation May Explain Saturnian System
Saturn’s odd mix of mid-sized satellites are among the strangest in the outer Solar System. With widely varying densities and locations, measuring between 300 to…
Titan Experiences Seasonal Changes
Astronomers have been researching Saturn’s moon Titan for roughly 30 years, discovering that the moon experiences seasonal changes that affect it more than previously thought….
Natural Color View of Saturn and Titan
Created by combining six images from the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera, this mosaic shows a natural color view of Saturn and Titan. A giant of…
Limited River Erosion on Saturn’s Moon Titan Has Scientists Looking for Possible Explanations
Using images taken from Cassini-Huygens, a team of researchers analyzed and mapped 52 prominent liquid methane river networks from four regions on Saturn’s moon Titan,…
Cassini Images Show Signs That the Seasons Are Turning On Saturn’s Moon Titan
New images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft show signs that the seasons are turning on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft show a…
Cassini Data Reveals Likely Subsurface Ocean on Titan
By using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft to measure variations in the gravitational pull of Titan, researchers were able to determine Titan’s internal structure, finding…
Cassini Detects Methane Lakes on Titan
Using its visual and infrared mapping spectrometer, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has detected methane lakes in the tropical region known as Shangri-La on Saturn’s moon Titan….
A Closer Look at Titan’s Chemical Production
Two new papers published in the Astrophysical Journal describe the process of hydrocarbon creation on Saturn’s moon Titan and predicted how long Titan’s chemical factory…
Cassini Explores Titan’s Lake, Similarities to Etosha Salt Pan
Based on data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, a newly published research paper suggests that Lake Ontario Lacus on Saturn’s moon Titan is very similar to…
Methane Hydrate Cages, The Key to Using Methane as a Clean Energy Source?
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory are researching ways to use methane as a clean energy source by capturing the CO2 byproduct in an…
Saturn’s Largest Moon Titan Seen in Unprecedented Detail
As one of the coldest places in the solar system, Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is also one of the most dynamic. A new collection of…
Research Papers Explore Titan’s Atmosphere
Recently published research papers reveal new details of how Saturn’s moon Titan shifts with the seasons and throughout the day. The research is based on…