Tidal energy measurements help scientists understand Titan's composition and orbital history
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the ...
Scientists Unlock the Secrets of Titan’s Dense Atmosphere
Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and its dense nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Despite its ...
How Titan maintains its atmosphere
Scientists have performed laboratory experiments to better understand how Saturn's moon Titan can maintain its unique nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system and ...
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Opinion: Saturn’s moon looked like a snowy Utah landscape in my mind. The reality is just as compelling
Twenty years ago today, I watched TV coverage of a probe descending toward the surface of Titan, a moon of Saturn, while outside my home in Utah snow dusted a rocky mountain outcrop I’d ...
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Tiny tube experiments simulate solar system’s only moon with an atmosphere
Titan is the only moon in our solar system with a significant atmosphere. Now we have a very good idea of how this dense atmosphere formed.
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Space photo of the week: Look into Titan's 'eye,' 20 years after the Huygens spacecraft's historic landing on Saturn's largest moon
It was also equipped with cameras to capture Titan's surface. Although the probe itself ... the spacecraft made its final approach to Saturn, plunged into its atmosphere, and burned up ...
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SwRI-designed experiments corroborate theory about how Titan maintains its atmosphere
Southwest Research Institute partnered with the Carnegie Institution for Science to perform laboratory experiments to better understand how Saturn’s moon Titan can maintain its unique nitrogen-rich ...
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OTD In Space – January 14: Huygens Probe Lands On Saturn's Moon Titan
On January 14, 2005, a spacecraft landed on one of ... Saturn's largest moon Titan. It parted ways with the mothership about three weeks before touching down on the icy moon's surface.