Space Exploration
Apr 11, 2016
Image: Saturn's past and present moons
Saturn's beautiful rings form a striking feature, cutting across this image of two of the planet's most intriguing moons.
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Space Exploration
Apr 9, 2016
Saturn spacecraft not affected by hypothetical Planet 9
Contrary to recent reports, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is not experiencing unexplained deviations in its orbit around Saturn, according to mission managers and orbit determination experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...
Space Exploration
Apr 1, 2016
Discovering the bath scum on Titan
It's not everyday that you get to discover something new. But when you do it is a rather strange and quite brilliant feeling. You don't really cry out 'Eureka' (there's usually about a million things going about it your ...
Space Exploration
Mar 29, 2016
Fog on Titan detected by Huygens lander
Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, with its thick, dense atmosphere, is of special interest for scientists studying atmospheric features on other worlds. While the presence of fog on Titan was revealed in 2009 thanks to data ...
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2016
Cassini spies Titan's tallest peaks
In a nod to extraterrestrial mountaineers of the future, scientists working on NASA's Cassini mission have identified the highest point on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
Space Exploration
Mar 4, 2016
Surfing onTitan would be best in summer
Space is mostly vast and empty. So whenever we notice something like ripples on a lake, on the frozen moon of a gas giant, we take notice.
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2016
Climate of Jupiter and Saturn may yield clues to Earth's weather
What can the climates of other planets tell us about the Earth's weather? According to a researcher at the University of Houston, data being collected from Jupiter, Saturn and Saturn's largest moon, Titan, can offer clues ...
Space Exploration
Jan 15, 2016
Image: Fish-eye view of Saturn's moon Titan
At first glance, this scene may look like a reptilian eye or a textured splash of orange paint, but it is actually a fish-eye view of Saturn's moon Titan. It was acquired at a height of about 5 km as ESA's Huygens probe, ...
Space Exploration
Jan 13, 2016
Image: Tethys dwarfed by Saturn
It is easy to forget just how large Saturn is, at around 10 times the diameter of Earth. And with a diameter of about 72,400 miles (116,500 kilometers), the planet simply dwarfs its retinue of moons. One of those satellites, ...
Space Exploration
Jan 11, 2016
Image: Dark pools on Titan
This radar image from the Cassini orbiter shows a thin strip of surface on Saturn's moon Titan. The yellow-hued terrain appears to be peppered with blue-tinted lakes and seas. However, these would not be much fun to splash ...
