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Scientists Track Methane Clouds Wafting Over Titan’s Lakes for the First Time
On Titan, clouds of methane unleash a cold, oily rain—very different from the water-based downpours we see on Earth. For the ...
NASA’s Webb Spots Clouds On Titan, Saturn’s ‘Earth-Like’ Moon
The James Webb Space Telescope and the ground-based Keck Observatory have detected clouds on Titan, revealing active methane ...
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Saturn's Moon Titan Glows in Cloud-Bound Webb Images
The images are the first to capture the process of cloud convection on Titan, rather than the 'before' and 'after.' ...
Best telescopes for kids 2025: A stargazing introduction for budding astronomers
The best telescopes for kids that we recommend are not toys but usable instruments, based on how easy they are to use for ...
TESS has found exoplanets. Can it find rings around them?
Exoplanets—planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system—have transformed our understanding of the universe. Since the ...
Webb discovers a distant moon has an intriguing similarity to Earth
Titan is a strange world, at -300 degrees Fahrenheit, and shrouded in a jaundiced smog. Similar to Earth, the atmosphere is ...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures images of unusual cloud formation of Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan
The James Webb Space Telescope has made a groundbreaking observation of methane clouds in Titan's northern hemisphere, a ...
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How Did Saturn's Rings Form? Icy Moons Collide In Supercomputer Simulations
New NASA supercomputer simulations show that Saturn's rings may have been formed by a 'massive collision' of icy moons. Credits: NASA/Durham University/Glasgow University/Jacob Kegerreis/Luís Teodoro ...