In a groundbreaking study, evolutionary biologist Antonin Affholder from the University of Arizonapresents a theory about ...

Saturn’s moon Titan has always stood out among the celestial bodies in our solar system. It is the only moon with a thick, ...

New research reveals more about why Saturn's large moon tilts, a puzzle that has intrigued scientists for decades.

Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is truly a remarkable world. It has a thick atmosphere as well as rivers, lakes, and seas of methane and hydrocarbons.

A UA research team has discovered that bombarding a nitrogen-rich gas mixture, designed to mimic the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon, Titan, ...

"Titan's atmosphere is made up mainly of nitrogen and methane, with 50% higher pressure at its surface than on Earth," said Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory), who led the study.

How did Saturn's moon Titan secure an atmosphere when no other moons in the solar system did? The answer lies largely in its size and location. Here, Titan as imaged in May 2005 by the Cassini ...

Inside of Titan, it's possible this combination would account for the nitrogen and methane that now reside in its atmosphere. Artist's conception of Huygens approaching Titan. (Image credit: NASA) ...

“One of the many cool things about Titan is its very thick atmosphere, which is mostly nitrogen,” she says. “But it also has an important five percent or so of methane.

How Titan maintains its atmosphere Laboratory experiments produced gases similar to those on Saturn's moon Date: January 27, 2025 Source: Southwest Research Institute ...

Saturn’s moon Titan has always stood out among the celestial bodies in our solar system. It is the only moon with a thick, hazy atmosphere, and it's often compared to a primitive Earth.