NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is headed toward its Sept. 15 plunge into Saturn, following a final, distant flyby of the planet’s giant moon Titan. The spacecraft made its closest approach to Titan today ...

For more than a decade, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft traced Saturn’s rings and moons, returning some of the most detailed planetary data ever collected. Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, drew special focus.

Cassini's mission may have ended when it crashed into Saturn, but it is still delivering results. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cassini's initial observations may have revealed more than astronomers first realized. (Credit: NASA/JPL) NASA has announced that ...

The Cassini spacecraft has revealed surface details of Saturn’s moon Titan and imaged a huge cloud of gas surrounding the planet-sized moon. Cassini gathered data before and during a distant flyby of ...

Could the world of our solar system arguably be home to one of the most fascinating discoveries, which could be hiding less water than previously believed? The answer to this question could lie in one ...

Titan is a puzzle wrapped in mystery. Well, actually, it's wrapped in a dense atmosphere, but nonetheless, Titan's surface is a riddle only now beginning to be understood, thanks to a lot of new data ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is often described as one of the most Earth-like places in the solar system. It features vast river networks, expansive lakes, and a thick nitrogen-rich atmosphere. But ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, which since 2008 thought to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 25, 2004, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft dropped a lander named Huygens at Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Huygens was a European ...