Titan

Dragonfly
Astrobiology
Langley Research Center
Missions
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
Titan
In sending a car-sized rotorcraft to explore Saturn’s moon Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly mission will undertake an unprecedented voyage of scientific discovery.
Posted January 9, 2026
Titan
Astrobiology
Cassini
Deep Space Network
Dragonfly
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Saturn
Saturn Moons
A key discovery from NASA’s Cassini mission in 2008 was that Saturn’s largest moon Titan may have a vast water ocean below its hydrocarbon-rich surface. But reanalysis of mission data suggests a more complicated picture: Titan’s interior is more likely composed of ice, with layers of slush and small pockets of warm water that form […]
Posted December 17, 2025
Astrobiology
Planets
Saturn
Saturn Moons
The Solar System
Titan
NASA research has shown that cell-like compartments called vesicles could form naturally in the lakes of Saturn’s moon Titan. Titan is the only world apart from Earth that is known to have liquid on its surface. However, Titan’s lakes and seas are not filled with water. Instead, they contain liquid hydrocarbons like ethane and methane.  […]
Posted July 14, 2025
Astrophysics
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Planets
Saturn
Saturn Moons
Science & Research
The Solar System
Titan
Saturn’s moon Titan is an intriguing world cloaked in a yellowish, smoggy haze. Similar to Earth, the atmosphere is mostly nitrogen and has weather, including clouds and rain. Unlike Earth, whose weather is driven by evaporating and condensing water, frigid Titan has a methane cycle.
Posted May 14, 2025
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