When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's ...

A puzzling image from the Huygens probe's 2005 Titan landing, showing river-like channels, continues to intrigue scientists.

Titan, Saturn's largest natural satellite, captivates scientists with its Earth-like processes, dense nitrogen atmosphere, ...

Astronomers have discovered phosphine gas in the atmosphere of an ancient brown dwarf, Wolf 1130C, using the James Webb Space ...

In 2005, the Cassini spacecraft discovered striking tectonic faults at the south pole known as 'tiger stripes' (bottom right) ...

Experiments at high temperatures and pressures reveal chemistry that can generate water on the surface of exoplanets ...

Recent observations have revealed that the chemistry on Saturn’s moon Titan is more complex and unusual than previously understood. These findings challenge existing models of atmospheric and surface ...

Titan's cold atmosphere — filled with nitrogen and methane — may be similar to what Earth was like billions of years ago. Credit: Jenny McElligott / eMITS illustration Some substances that don't mix ...

Something unexpected is going on in Saturn’s upper atmosphere – and scientists don’t know what it is yet. The planet has always been a mystery, with its iconic rings and that strange six-sided storm ...

For decades, Saturn’s upper atmosphere has been one of the solar system’s great enigmas. Even the Cassini spacecraft, which orbited Saturn for over a decade, had difficulty catching clear signals from ...

For a planet already famous for its beauty and mysteries, Saturn just became even more enigmatic. Fresh observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) — the most detailed yet of the planet's ...