Titan : Science World Report

Oct 02, 2014 08:11 AM EDT

Cassini Spots Swirling, Toxic Cloud at Titan's South Pole as Seasons Change

NASA's Cassini mission continues to reveal new insights when it comes to Saturn's moon, Titan. Now, the mission has revealed that a giant, toxic cloud is hovering over the south pole of the large moon after the atmosphere there cooled dramatically.

Sep 30, 2014 05:36 AM EDT

Cassini Spacecraft Spots Mysterious, Disappearing Feature on Saturn's Moon, Titan

NASA's Cassini spacecraft is keeping an eye on a mysterious feature on Saturn's moon, Titan.

Jul 23, 2014 12:12 PM EDT

Atmosphere of Saturn's Moon, Titan, Modeled with New Data

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, has intrigued astronomers for years. Now, one scientist has used newly gathered data to confirm a model of Titan's atmosphere, revealing a bit more about this distant world.

Jul 03, 2014 09:30 AM EDT

Saturn's Moon Titan Has an Ocean as Salty as Earth's Dead Sea

NASA's Cassini has uncovered some startling new findings when it comes to Saturn's moon, Titan. It turns out that the massive sea within the moon may be as salty as Earth's very own Dead Sea.

Jun 24, 2014 07:24 AM EDT

Saturn's Titan's Building Blocks May be Older Than the Sun

Scientists have found evidence that nitrogen in the moon's atmosphere originated in conditions similar to the cold birthplace of the most ancient comets from the Oort cloud, revealing a bit more about the origins of both Saturn and Titan.

Jun 23, 2014 07:34 AM EDT

Saturn's Moon, Titan, Has a 'Magic Island' that Suddenly Appeared

Using Cassini, astronomers have found a strange and mysterious geologic feature on Saturn's moon, Titan. Scientists have found a "Magic Island" that seems to appear and disappear, depending on certain conditions.

Jun 16, 2014 01:47 PM EDT

NASA Discovers Aromatic Flavors on Saturn's Moon Titan

What sort of aromatic flavors would you encounter on Saturn's moon, Titan? That's a good question, and it's one that NASA scientists have managed to figure out.

May 28, 2014 07:40 AM EDT

Hazy Sunsets on Saturn's Titan Reveal Complexity of Exoplanet Atmospheres

Working with data from NASA's Cassini, researchers have examined Saturn's hazy moon, Titan, in order to act as a stand-in for other exoplanets in order to develop a new and possibly more effective technique for studying their atmospheres.

Dec 30, 2013 03:19 PM EST

Saturn Moons Titan and Rhea As Seen By Cassini

Saturn's largest and second largest moons, Titan and Rhea, appear to be stacked on top of each other in this true-color scene from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

May 23, 2013 08:34 AM EDT

NASA Reveals First Topographical Map of Saturn's Moon, Titan

Orbiting Saturn is the massive moon, Titan. Now, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has peered through the thick orange clouds surrounding the moon in order to help create the first full topographical map of its surface using radar measurements.