NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Titan is moving forward with a major update, confirming plans to launch in 2028 and arrive at ...
Recent research suggests that Saturn's bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. While Cassini's 13-year mission expanded our understanding of ...
NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft lander is designed for flight on Saturn's moon Titan. See a "half-scale Dragonfly lander model" ...
If Titan formed from a merger, the researchers found, its eccentric orbit could destabilize smaller moons closer to Saturn, ...
Scientists suggest Titan formed from a giant moon collision that also may explain Saturn’s rings and strange moon orbits.
Of the solar system’s planets, Saturn piques the human imagination with its signature rings and impressive moon count of 274. But compelling new research reignites theories of an ancient collision ...
This hypothesis has the advantage of explaining why the rings have a lot of ice and little rock, in contrast to models where a moon strayed inside Saturn’s Roche limit and was pulled apart.
WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – NASA is building a nuclear-powered lander for exploring Titan — Saturn’s largest moon having a dense atmosphere and low gravity. Titan is a major target in NASA’s quest to ...
With Area 51 ruled out by President Obama, where might aliens really be hiding? Scientists have now revealed the best candidates.
Harvard University researcher Michael McElroy made groundbreaking contributions to climate science and helped shape global ...
Michael McElroy, a pioneering atmospheric scientist and Harvard University professor, was a leading expert in atmospheric ...
The February 6, 1959, launch also solidified Cape Canaveral’s role as a central hub for American missile testing and space exploration. What began as a military proving ground would evolve into one of ...