Titan
How Many Moons Does Saturn Have?
Saturn has 53 confirmed and named moons, though as many as 150 may exist. This makes it second only to…
Let’s Put a Sailboat on Titan
The large moons orbiting the gas giants in our solar system have been getting increasing attention in recent years. Titan,…
Cassini Sees a “Zen Garden” on Titan
Looking like the flowing designs carved by a Zen gardener's rake, long parallel dunes of hydrocarbon sand stretch across the…
Weekly Space Hangout – March 21, 2014: Cosmos & Gravitational Waves!
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: Matthew Francis, Nicole Gugliucci, Brian Koberlein, Morgan Rehnberg, Mike Simmons (more…)
Surf’s Up on Titan! Cassini May Have Spotted Waves in Titan’s Seas
It's no surprise that Titan's north polar region is covered with vast lakes and seas of liquid methane -- these…
Rocket Fail Video Shows Human And Technological Risk With Each Launch
What you see above is 32 minutes of something going wrong during each launch. While humanity has been launching things…
What Are Cassini’s Most Interesting Discoveries?
We recently interviewed Dr. Kevin Grazier, on of the scientist who has worked extensively on the Cassini mission. Here's what…
Happy Holidays from Cassini!
Cassini couldn't make it to the mall this year to do any Christmas shopping but that's ok: we're all getting…
Weekly Space Hangout – December 13, 2013 – Europa’s Water Jets and Chinese Lunar Lander
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: David Dickinson, Amy Shira Teitel, Jason Major, Nicole Gugliucci (more…)
New Flyover Video Takes You on a Tour of Titan’s Lake Region
Saturn’s moon Titan has the only known liquid lakes beyond planet Earth, and new data from the Cassini spacecraft’s radar…