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

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

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

Titan is the only moon in our solar system with a significant atmosphere. Now we have a very good idea of how this dense atmosphere formed.

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.

There are several icy moons in our solar system, including Neptune’s moon Triton, Saturn’s moons Enceladus and Titan, and Jupiter’s moons Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.

The zodiacal light shines in the evening as the Moon reaches Last Quarter and skims past Spica and Antares in the sky this ...

the crucial element's presence in Titan's atmosphere made it a fairer bet for finding life compared to its icy neighbors, like Jupiter's moons Europa and Ganymede. "Unless biologically available ...