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Will Titan finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We recently examined how and why Jupiter’s moon, Europa, could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? While this small…
Whoa. Lakes on Titan Might be the Craters from Massive Underground Explosions
The Cassini spacecraft ended its mission to Saturn and its moons two years ago when it was sent plunging into…
Enceladus is Filled with Tasty Food for Bacteria
As soon as the Cassini-Huygens mission arrived the Saturn system in 2004, it began to send back a number of…
Saturn’s Rings are Only 10 to 100 Million Years Old
Can you imagine the Solar System without Saturn's rings? Can you envision Earth at the time the dinosaurs roamed the…
Forecast for Titan: Cold, with a Chance of Noxious Ice Clouds
One of the many interesting finds made by the Cassini orbiter before it crashed into Saturn was evidence of a…
Cassini Conducts a Final Flyby of Titan Before Crashing into Saturn
Before it makes its final plunge into Saturn's atmosphere on Friday, the Cassini spacecraft made one last flyby of Titan,…
Titan’s Lakes are Nice and Calm. The Perfect Spot for a Landing
A recent study has shown that Titan's methane lakes experience very low waves, which could make it an ideal landing…
Exploring Titan with Balloons and Landers
At last week's Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop, scientists presented a concept for exploring Titan with balloons and landers.
Who was Giovanni Cassini?
For his contributions to the field of astronomy, Giovanni Domenico Cassini is considered to be one of the most important…
Life On Titan Possible Without Water
According to a recent study from Cornell University, the prebiotic conditions for life might exist on Titan, despite it being…