There's something very peculiar about the atmosphere surrounding Titan, Saturn's largest moon: rather than staying constantly fixed in line with its surface, the atmosphere wobbles across the course ...

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Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is the only moon in the solar system with a dense atmosphere which is comprised of thick hazes of 95 percent nitrogen (N2) and 5 percent methane (NH4) that require radar ...

How does Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, have such a methane-rich atmosphere? This is what a recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal hopes to address as a team of researchers ...

Cassini data reveal Titan's atmosphere wobbles like a gyroscope, drifting seasonally instead of spinning in sync with the moon's surface. By analysing data from the Cassini-Huygens mission, a joint ...

Titan's dense atmosphere, primarily nitrogen with approximately 5% methane, is surprisingly persistent despite the moon's low mass, posing a significant scientific question regarding its longevity.

Today, let's chat about something interesting, namely Titan. I’ve heard that its conditions are quite good. If we were to move it to Earth's orbit, could it become a second Earth? I’ve been pondering ...

As detailed in a new paper published in The Planetary Science Journal, a team of scientists analyzed 13 years’ worth of thermal infrared observations recorded by NASA and the European Space Agency’s ...

Titan is quite unique in the solar system. It is Saturn's largest moon, even bigger than Mercury. Moreover, it has a rare feature: a thick atmosphere, which is uncommon among moons. When we think of ...

NASA approves new tests for Dragonfly, the nuclear drone that will explore the chemistry of life on Titan starting in 2028.

The study leveraged the power of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, to try ...