On a pale morning in January 2005, a metallic object the size of a dishwasher descended through the thick haze of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Moving at just over four meters per second, the Huygens ...

Researchers have discovered that molecules on Saturn’s moon Titan may be breaking a fundamental rule of chemistry that ...

NASA has discovered Saturn's moon Titan can mix molecules in ways previously thought impossible, shedding light on origins-of ...

For decades, chemistry students have learned a simple truth: polar and nonpolar substances don’t mix. Water and oil stay ...

NASA's Dragonfly mission will arrive at Titan, Saturn's largest moon, in 2034, flying across its surface to study how the planet's conditions might resemble those on Earth before life formed. Credit: ...

NASA scientists have now definitively detected the molecule acrylonitrile in Titan’s atmosphere - an organic compound that could form the backbone of cell-like structures. This isn’t just chemistry, ...

NASA recently unveiled a new mission to fly to Saturn's moon, Titan, which could potentially host extraterrestrial life. But before it gets there, the space agency has mapped out the celestial ...

It’s been almost 15 years since NASA’s Cassini-Huygens spacecraft sent a module to the surface of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan — and much of what we’ve learned about the mysterious ocean world stems ...

After overcoming the hurdles of COVID-19 delays and budget overruns, NASA has finally given the Dragonfly rotorcraft mission the go-ahead. This autonomously operated nuclear-powered rotorcraft is set ...

Saturn’s moon Titan is one of the most intriguing places in the solar system, so much so that NASA is planning to send a rotorcraft there in the mid 2030s. Now the science team behind this Dragonfly ...

NASA "did not conduct testing and manufacturing via its workforce or facilities" on the Titan submersible that imploded this week, the space agency said in a statement to Scripps News. Officials said ...

NASA is sending a drone-style quadcopter to Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The quadcopter, named Dragonfly, will launch in 2026 and arrive at Titan in 2034. In under an hour, Dragonfly can cover tens ...