Science news articles about 'moon titan'

New movies and images from Cassini of Saturn's moon Titan are providing a bird's-eye view of the moon's Earth-like landscapes.

Cloud chasers studying Saturn's moon Titan say its clouds form and move much like those on Earth, but in a much slower, more lingering fashion.

"Fly me to the moon"-to Saturn's moon Titan, that is. New Titan movies and images are providing a bird's-eye view of the moon's Earth-like landscapes.

Since its discovery by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens in 1655, Saturn's most massive moon, Titan, has been known as a place of mystery and intrigue. The large, cloud-enshrouded moon is such a ...

Scientists are presenting the first results of a global analysis of spatial patterns, occurrence and origin of river channels on Saturn's moon Titan.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan.

A new book sheds light on the mysteries of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.

... feature in the south polar region of Saturn's moon, Titan, is truly wet. The lake is about 235 ... sun breaks up its parent molecule, methane, in Titan's methane-rich, mostly nitrogen atmosphere. Before ...

GRANADA, Spain, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Spanish physicists say they have discovered unequivocal evidence of electrical activity in the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.

Observations from the international Cassini spacecraft suggest Saturn's largest moon may have active or recently active ice volcanoes.

(PhysOrg.com) -- A region on Saturn's moon Titan's southern latitudes appears to have been flooded by a summer cloudburst of hydrocarbon rain, as seen in images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken ...

... Enceladus and Dione, the large orange moon Titan, and icy Mimas. Due to the angle of the Sun, ... each preceded by their own shadow. These rare moon transits only happen when the tilt of Saturn's ring ...

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may have a subterranean ocean of hydrocarbons and some topsy-turvy topography in which the summits of its mountains lie lower than its average surface elevation, ...

Saturn's moon Titan will be a little cloudier this year than forecasted.

Cassini has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan. The findings were made using radar measurements of Titan's rotation.