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Titan's atmosphere makes Saturn's largest moon look like a fuzzy orange ball in this natural-color view from the Cassini spacecraft. Cassini captured this image in 2012. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

Scientists Find Evidence of Extreme Methane Storms On Titan

16 Oct , 2017 by

A recent study by UCLA scientists has shown a link between extreme rainstorms on Titan and surface features detected by the Cassini orbiter.

Loss of Signal: Cassini Spacecraft Plunges Into Saturn

15 Sep , 2017 by

Until the very end, Cassini displayed just how robust and enduring this spacecraft has been throughout its entire 20 years in space and its 13-year mission at Saturn. As Cassini plummeted through the ringed-planet’s atmosphere, its thrusters fought the good fight to keep the antenna pointed at Earth for as long as possible, sending as […]

Cassini: The Mission That Will Live Forever

14 Sep , 2017 by

“With Cassini, we had a rare opportunity and we seized it,” said Linda Spilker, Cassini Mission Scientist. And on Friday, September 15, we say goodbye to this incredible spacecraft. Since 2004, Cassini has been orbiting Saturn, exploring the magnificent gas giant planet while weaving through an incredibly diverse assortment of 60-plus icy moons, and skimming […]

Cassini Conducts a Final Flyby of Titan Before Crashing into Saturn

12 Sep , 2017 by

Before it makes its final plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere on Friday, the Cassini spacecraft made one last flyby of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon

Dragonfly Proposed to NASA as Daring New Frontiers Mission to Titan

25 Aug , 2017 by

The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab recently submitted a proposal to NASA for a robotic mission to Titan known as Dragonfly.

What are Gas Giants?

9 Aug , 2017 by

The outer planets of the Solar System – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune – are gas giants, a designation which applies to planets that are primary composed of hydrogen and helium.

Cassini Finds that Titan is Building the Chemicals that Might Have Led to Life on Earth

27 Jul , 2017 by

A new study by an international team of scientists shows how Titan’s atmosphere could contain a key building block for organic molecules, which could drastic implications in the hunt for extra-terrestrial life.

Titan’s Lakes are Nice and Calm. The Perfect Spot for a Landing

6 Jul , 2017 by

A recent study has shown that Titan’s methane lakes experience very low waves, which could make it an ideal landing spot for future missions

Summer Astronomy, Minimoon & Saturn Opposition 2017

7 Jun , 2017 by

There’s one reason to stay up late this summer, as the planet Saturn reaches opposition this week on June 15th and crosses into the evening sky.

How Big is Saturn?

5 Jun , 2017 by

Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System, so big that you could fit Earth inside it 763 times and still have some room left over!

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