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"We conclude that Titan's uniquely rich organic inventory may not in fact be available to play the role in the moon's habitability to the extent one might intuitively think." ...
The past two weeks were almost entirely cloudy. Behind the clouds, we missed many beautiful events involving the moon, planets and stars. But more are coming these next two weeks.
Titania. Explore future of life on Titan. I want to explore Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, in case a huge comet could crash ...
Dark oxygen was first discovered in 2015, but what is it? Learn how a deep-sea discovery could rewrite our understanding of ...
The discovery of natural satellites on Saturn assists researchers in understanding the dynamics of orbits, resonances, and the stability of planetary systems in general ...
So, if life exists on Titan, it might not resemble the thriving, teeming ecosystems we know. Instead, think of isolated oases — tiny, slow-growing communities, perhaps tucked away in warmer pockets, ...
A new study explores the possibility of microbial life in Titan's deep ocean—and why it may be harder to find than we think.
James Webb Space Telescope and the W.M. Keck Observatory captured new images of Saturn's moon Titan. Credit: NASA/STScI/W. M.
Saturn’s largest moon might not be the barren world it seems. Beneath Titan’s icy crust lies a vast ocean of liquid ...
The Greeks may have had the right idea with the Titan’s being the start of life. New research from the University of Arizona shows that Saturn’s moon, Titan, may host ...
A new international study suggests that microbial life, though scarce, could potentially exist in Titan's subsurface ocean. Researchers focused on glycine fermentation, a process that could support a ...
That means, even if life does exist on Titan, it would be incredibly hard to find. The average number of microbes would be ...