It is likely that when nitrogen trapped in the moon’s surface was heated into vapour form, it caused an explosion
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Astronomers explore the ring-like structures surrounding Titan’s lakes
The analysis comes from the Cassini-Huygens mission that completed multiple flybys of the moon and even dropped a lander on the surface
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Future Tech: Titan quadcopter
NASA’s innovative proposal to send a robotic dragonfly to scout Saturn’s largest moon
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Summer rainfall spotted on Saturn’s largest moon
Using the former spacecraft Cassini, scientists have found evidence for rainfall near its north pole
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Cassini’s concluding view of Titan
The last flyby of Saturn’s moon, Titan, showed its northern lakes and seas made up of liquid methane and ethane
Space Exploration
What would be involved in landing people on Titan?
We find out what is required in order to put man on Saturn’s moon
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Cassini uncovers poisonous clouds on Saturn’s moon Titan
Researchers with NASA’s spacecraft have found evidence of a toxic hybrid ice in a wispy cloud high above the south pole of the large moon
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Intense rainstorms reshape Titan’s surface
Heavy methane downpours produce erosive features similar to those found on Earth
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Cassini Update: Spacecraft says goodbye to Titan before its demise
This last gravitational interaction with Titan will send Cassini into Saturn’s upper atmosphere
Space Exploration
‘Dragonfly’ drones could explore Titan’s surface
This mission has been proposed to NASA as the fourth expedition of their New Frontier program
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Cassini’s end draws near with only five orbits to go
As the spacecraft approaches its Grand Finale, it is now attempting its closest ever observations of Saturn
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Building blocks of life found on Saturn’s moon Titan
Archival data has confirmed that molecules of vinyl cyanide reside in the atmosphere of the ringed planet’s satellite
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Cassini to make final close approach of Titan this weekend
The flyby marks the mission’s final opportunity for up-close observations of the lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons that spread across the moon’s northern polar region
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Cassini prepares to make ‘death plunge’ into Saturn’s atmosphere
In orbit around the ringed planet since 2004, the spacecraft is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable story
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Astronomers suspect Titan’s lakes fizz with nitrogen
The hydrocarbon lakes and seas of Saturn’s moon might occasionally erupt with dramatic patches of bubbles
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Check out these new images of Saturn’s megastorm from Cassini
NASA’s spacecraft has sent its first views of the ringed planet’s atmosphere since beginning the latest phase of its mission
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Cassini starts ‘diving’ into Saturn’s rings ahead of grand mission finale
A thrilling ride is about to begin for NASA’s spacecraft…
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Astronomers find ‘impossible’ frozen cloud on Titan
The puzzling appearance of an ice cloud on Saturn’s largest moon could possibly be similar to one seen over Earth’s poles
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NASA’s Cassini spacecraft begins its final year at Saturn
After more than 12 years studying the gas giant’s rings and moons, the spacecraft has entered the final year of its epic voyage
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Cassini captures Titan’s dunes and other surface features in new images
New scenes from a frigid alien landscape are coming to light in recent radar images of Saturn’s largest moon