NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures an infrared view of Saturn moon Titan during a November 2015 flyby in this composite image. - NASA / JPL / University of Arizona / University of Idaho Saturn’s ...

NASA scientists have found that cell-like compartments called vesicles, needed to form the precursors of living cells, could form in the lakes of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. This new research ...

When you think about the worlds that might tell you something about life’s beginnings, Titan often rises to the top of the ...

NASA's Cassini probe zipped by Saturn's largest moon Titan on Tuesday (July 24) in a close flyby to search for a lake filled with liquid methane. The Cassini spacecraft flew within 629 miles (1,012 ...

NASA has spotted what looks like green rain on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The moon seems to glow a green color, which is ...

Scientists have often held Saturn's moon of Titan in high regard because of its particularly unique makeup. As its name suggests, Titan is the largest of Saturn's moons, and it's the only one to show ...

Saturn’s largest moon might not be the barren world it seems. Beneath Titan’s icy crust lies a vast ocean of liquid water—possibly as deep as 300 miles. While its surface hosts lakes of methane and ...

Here you can see the most recent satellite photo of Ontariou Lacus, or Lake Ontario, located next to a lovely beach on Titan. It’s the first image that confirms without a doubt that Saturn’s moon ...

Titan, Saturn's largest natural satellite, captivates scientists with its Earth-like processes, dense nitrogen atmosphere, ...

Ellen Stofan ('83) talks about life as a planetary geologist Planetary geologist Ellen Stofan returned to her alma mater in April and talked up a storm—not your usual storm, but an incredibly cold ...

IMAGE: Methane in a planet’s atmosphere may be a sign of life if nonbiological sources can be ruled out. This illustration summarizes the known abiotic sources of methane on Earth, including ...