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….
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Brigham Young University geologist Jani Radebaugh, alongside researchers from NASA and the Naval Research Laboratory, has put forth a plan that would send a done…
Images taken from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft show variations in the sizes of dunes found on Saturn’s moon Titan. Scientists believe these variations may be a…
In the old days it used to be largely guess-work when determining which alien worlds might be most livable, but not anymore. These days we…