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Would Titan help us unveil Earthand#8217;s future?

Ankush — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:18:19 +0000

One of the popular and the most scrutinized moon of Saturn, Titan, has once again got into limelight. After piercing-in the moon’s thick gaseous blanket, the space scientists are able to gather some key facts about Titan. Titan is...

Huygens Trip to Titan

Anshu — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:19:42 +0000

It is almost two and half years ago, Huygens of ESA made a historic landing on Titan. Titan is the largest moon of Saturn. According to the scientists, Huygens is going to reveal eye catching and astonishing surprises, as it has witnessed...

Cassini spots the tallest mountains on Titan

Pankaj — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:27:27 +0000

The Voyager spacecrafts were not able to penetrate the thick layers of clouds as it flew by in 1980, but they did reveal that Titan is one of the more interesting places in the solar system with more geologic features. Expecting an unusual...

Titan's Methane May Originate From Methane-Rich Ice

Irani — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 01:27:32 +0000

To validate a new model of the evolution of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, data from ESA’s Huygens probe have been used. The prove shows that Titan’s methane supply may be locked away in a kind of methane-rich ice for billions of...

6 Latest Phenomenon of the Outer World

Irani — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:45:34 +0000

Space is always eventful and to satisfy their impertinent minds, the scientists are always busy exploring the outer world with new probes and discoveries. Here are some latest findings surprising and keeping the astronomers busy. #1: Japan...

Titan's Rivers Resemble Those on Earth

Irani — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 05:05:33 +0000

The Rivers meander in continents of ice. Gravel-sized pieces of water ice remains scattered across its bed, resembling rounded stones lying in a dry riverbed on Earth. Yes, they resemble that of the Earth’s! I am talking of the Saturn’s...

Methane on Titan is Abiotic: It Contradicts Fossil-fuel Theory

Irani — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 00:11:07 +0000

Oil is not a fossil-fuel! NASA scientists are about to claim that. Yes, NASA scientists. New study shows methane on Saturn’s moon Titan not biological. Showing abundant methane of a non-biologic nature found on Saturn’s giant moon...

Probe Reveals Methane on Frigid, Dynamic Saturn Moon

Irani — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 06:28:33 +0000

In a previous post we have discusses scientists’ predictions on ‘if there was tide on the Titan’s surface’! The robotic explorers who are probing neighboring planets have found evidence of hidden impact craters on Mars and...

Has the Tide on Titan Just Gone Out?

Irani — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:43:12 +0000

Huygens could have hit and cracked an ice ‘pebble’ on landing on Titan. Then it slumped into a sandy surface possibly dampened by liquid methane. The Surface Science Package (SSP) revealed this. But, this shouldn’t have happened...