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Before NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Soars On Titan, Model Is Tested On Earth
NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft lander is designed for flight on Saturn's moon Titan. See a "half-scale Dragonfly lander model" ...
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Understanding Titan's Interior and History Through Tidal Friction
What can a moon’s tidal friction teach us about its formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Science ...
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Boeing to Lay Off Hundreds of Employees Amid Space Launch System Uncertainty
Company anticipates “revisions” to NASA’s Artemis program, for which it is developing part of the space launch system (SLS).
New audio recording reveals moment of the Titan sub implosion
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a 20-second audio clip believed to have captured the final moments of the Titan submersible ...
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Opinion: Saturn’s moon looked like a snowy Utah landscape in my mind. The reality is just as compelling
(The real Titan may not be as romantic as Bonestell’s, but it is promising: In three years NASA’s Dragonfly mission will send a helicopter to explore Titan’s habitability for life.) ...
Scientists Unlock the Secrets of Titan’s Dense Atmosphere
Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and its dense nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Despite its ...
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NASA X-ray telescope Chandra discovers black holes 'blow' on their food to cool it down
Jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause gas to cool and fall toward that cosmic titan in a cosmic feeding process.
Tidal energy measurements help scientists understand Titan's composition and orbital history
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the ...
NASA says that, yes, an asteroid buzzing by in 2032 could hit Earth
While NASA says the chances of a collision with Earth are “extremely low,” the probability has been increasing since the ...