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

Scientists are studying 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 ...

NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft lander is designed for flight on Saturn's moon Titan. See a "half-scale Dragonfly lander model" ...

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

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and its dense nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Despite its smaller size and lower gravity compared to Earth, Titan boasts an ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

Scientists studying Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, have discovered that its ocean forms layers that slow the upward movement ...

Scientists have performed laboratory experiments to better understand how Saturn's moon Titan can maintain ... "While just 40% the diameter of the Earth, Titan has an atmosphere 1.5 times as ...

Why it's so special: This picture was taken by the European Space Agency's Huygens probe during its historic parachute descent onto Titan's ... above Saturn's largest moon. The probe's descent ...

Saturn’s largest and brightest moon, 8th-magnitude Titan, lies a little over 2.5 ... the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 11:54 P.M. EST. At that time, our satellite will be 251,219 ...

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

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal ... scientists shoot lasers from Earth at mirrors placed across its surface.