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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 ...
What makes NASA’s spacesuit crucial for surviving in space and how it protects astronauts
The NASA Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit is a vital piece of equipment for astronauts performing spacewalks. It ...
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Astronomers atop Maunakea detect cloud convection near Titan’s lakes
Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island have found the first evidence of methane cloud ...
Twin spacecraft mission reveals there might be a 'hot' side of the moon
The moon's nearside (that is, the side facing Earth) is dark-colored and dominated by ancient lava flows, whereas the farside ...
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Our moon may have once been as hellish as Jupiter's super volcanic moon Io
The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and ...
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.' ...
How an abandoned mine became Korea’s moon lab
The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) is converting a former mine shaft in Taebaek City into a ...
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 ...
NASA's Webb Telescope Found Something Intriguing On This Moon With Earth-Like Weather
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation on my mind. This is the (methane?!) cycle, and it happens all the time! 🎶 Webb provided evidence for cloud convection on Saturn’s moon Titan, the only other ...
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Astronomers spot rising methane clouds on Saturn’s moon Titan
For the first time, astronomers have observed cloud convection in the northern hemisphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.