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

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

10, 2025 Chesley Bonestell’s “Saturn as Seen From Titan,” appeared with ... on its third try, NASA’s new rocket, and the first Artemis moon mission, is scheduled for liftoff.

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

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.

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

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 is the second largest moon in our solar system and the ... which launched in 1997 and explored the Saturn system from 2004 to 2017. NASA plans to launch its next mission to the Saturnian ...

At the moment this image was captured, the probe was approximately 3 miles (5 km) above Saturn's largest moon. The probe's descent from its parent spacecraft ... to study Titan's smog-like ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has partnered with the Carnegie Institution for Science to perform laboratory experiments that recreate the conditions of Saturn's moon Titan in a tiny vial.

NASA’s Dragonfly mission will explore Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, for prebiotic chemicals and unique hydrocarbon lakes, aiming to uncover clues about the origins of life. Dragonfly will land ...