When considering space colonization, most discussions focus on the Moon and Mars. While they’re relatively close to Earth and ...

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

Far beyond the warmth of our Sun, hidden beneath a dense orange haze, Saturn’s moon Titan holds secrets that defy imagination ...

Archival data from the Cassini spacecraft yielded new clues to three strange oceans on the surface of the planet’s largest moon, Titan. Skip to content Introducing the all-new Astronomy.com Forum!

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Like many of the larger bodies in our solar system, Saturn’s massive moon Titan has ...

Scientists have discovered that the icy shell of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could possess an insulated, six-mile-thick (9.7-kilometer-thick) layer of methane ice beneath its surface.

Astronomers believe the mysterious “magic islands” on Saturn’s moon Titan are honeycomb-like frozen clumps of organic material that fall like snow on the moon.

The surface temperatures on Titan are so cold (about -290 Fahrenheit) that water exists as solid stone and, possibly, liquid water oceans deep underground. Instead of water, Titan’s surface ...

Saturn’s bizarre moon Titan has carbon-based compounds in its atmosphere that may be a precursor to life. The surface of Titan is covered in lakes of hydrocarbons which are toxic to life as we ...

A famous illustration of Saturn's moon Titan got it all wrong. Never mind -- what we imagine space to be, and what we know it is, can both evoke the sublime.

While Titan is the only moon in our solar system to have its own atmosphere, the temperature on the surface of the planet averages minus 300 degrees Fahrenheit at any given point throughout the day.

Therefore, the rate of impacts on Titan's surface can inform the rate of water mixed with organic material flowing into the ocean. The researchers found that only around 7,500 kilograms or 16,500 ...