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 ...

Its official name is the Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container No. 1008, but everyone, including Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator ...

Titan—an alien world that looks like Earth but is anything but! With vast methane lakes, plastic-like mountains, and a dense atmosphere, this Saturnian moon could be our best shot at colonization ...

Between the full moon and Venus and the moon's convergence, February is a great month for young astronomers to explore the cosmos. We've rounded up the best telescopes for kids. Is there a budding ...

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.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Laboratory experiments have confirmed a theory explaining how Titan, Saturn's moon, maintains its dense, nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Despite its lower gravity ...

One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The launch may not have had the headline-grabbing power of last year's historic ...

The president's family was by his side on Inauguration Day. President Donald Trump's family was by his side at the U.S. Capitol Monday, the second Inauguration Day for the Trump family. Trump's ...

You are encouraged to create a rock-solid relationship. Virgo: For Virgo, the Venus-Saturn conjunction makes your love life more practical and nurturing. If you are single, you may be attracted to ...

Four small space companies plan to send rocket ships to the moon this year -- and two of them are already on their way. Intuitive Machines hopes to repeat its successful 2024 moon landing in 2025.

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 ...

eschewing Uranus and Neptune because scientists wanted to fly past Titan, Saturn's fascinating moon, and could not do so without ruining the slingshot effect. But Voyager 2 used the alignment to ...