Scientists found Titan’s orbit is shifting faster than expected due to tidal dissipation. A recent cosmic event likely ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the ...

What can a moon’s tidal friction teach us about its formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Science ...

Titan—an alien world that looks like Earth but is anything but! With vast methane lakes, plastic-like mountains, and a dense atmosphere, this Saturnian moon could be our best shot at colonization ...

Titan - Saturn's moon with hydrocarbon lakes under a dense atmosphere First discovered in 1655 by the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens, Titan is the largest of the 82 moons of Saturn we have ...

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.

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 ...

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and its dense nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Despite its ...

SwRI studied Saturn’s moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the energy lost as it orbits the ringed planet with its massive gravitational force. Understanding tidal dissipation helps ...

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, might have a more violent past than astronomers realized. A new study suggests that the liquid methane lakes that dot Titan's surface may have formed when pockets of ...

Dr. Kelly Miller from the South West Research Institute and Lead author of a paper about Titan’s atmosphere said “While just 40% the diameter of the Earth, Titan has an atmosphere 1.5 times as dense ...