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Saturn's moon Titan has captured for a long time the imagination of scientists, who currently even envision a nuclear-powered mission for the satellite, including several components. All the interest stems from the fact that observations of the celestial body, performed by the Cassini spacecraft, have revealed p... |
23 November 2009
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Experts who spent the last few years analyzing all the data that the Cassini orbiter sent back about Saturn's moon Titan dream of setting up a mission to the surface of the natural site. But, seeing how most of it is covered in an ocean of liquid hydrocarbons, landing a rover could prove difficult. Therefore, it... |
14 October 2009
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The orange-brownish-colored atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, surrounds the only known solar system bodies, except Venus and Earth, that have a solid surface and thick atmosphere. The hazy layer of gas covering the large rock features some peculiar reactions, as evidenced by the fact that the natural s... |
15 September 2009
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Astronomers were puzzled to discover fog on Titan, one of Saturn's most intriguing moons. In spite of the fact that they knew it supported an active methane hydrological cycle, the team had absolutely no idea that surface-atmosphere exchanges appeared as well. The find is the first ever to reveal the fact that t... |
1 September 2009
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The linear dunes that have been observed on the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, have made astronomers wonder how they came to be since day one. A number of theories on their formation was proposed, some with no merit, and others that actually stand to reason even now. To these ideas, Louisiana State Uni... |
26 August 2009
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Last summer, as experts pointed their telescopes towards Saturn's moon Titan, they noticed a peculiar appearance on the surface of the body. It seemed as if a full-scale tropical storm was underway at its equator, in a manner eerily similar to how these formations look like back on Earth. In fact, the entire moo... |
13 August 2009
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Saturn's moon Titan is perhaps the best bet in the solar system of finding life, researchers have hypothesized since evidence of liquids was found on its surface. With its thick atmosphere, albeit made of gases that would kill humans almost instantly, the natural satellite is 80 times more massive than the Moon,... |
26 June 2009
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Researchers at the Stanford University have come up with a new study, which sets forth the idea that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may host a series of underground hydrocarbon oceans, as well as mountains whose tops are below the average height of the planet. The paper detailing the finds will be published in an... |
7 April 2009
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced on Tuesday that the international Cassini spacecraft had found another moon around Saturn, this one measuring a little over a third of a mile in width. The tiny body was orbiting the giant planet in between some of the dust rings, and was therefore impossible to no... |
4 March 2009
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Nearly four years of research data have been used by Cassini mission scientists to create one of the most complex and comprehensive maps of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, as far as winds go. The huge dunes on the surface of the planet have been believed for a long time to be the main factor responsible for th... |
28 February 2009
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A paper published in the January 29th issue of the journal Geophysical Research Letters confirms what astronomers have been suspecting for the past couple of years, and namely that the atmosphere around Saturn's moon, Titan, which is approximately 10 times denser than that of the Earth, is capable of producing c... |
2 February 2009
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In one of its most recent transmissions, the Cassini space probe relayed back information confirming the existence of liquid hydrocarbon lakes on the surface of Saturn's moon, Titan. The probe was only able to identify the existence of the lakes by analyzing the changes in landscapes over periods of time, which ... |
30 January 2009
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The images sent by NASA's Cassini spacecraft indicate there's a high possibility that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is subject to a dynamic volcanic activity. Instead of regular volcanoes on which we know a lot, these particular ones don't eject lava, but icy water, ammonia and methane, substances... |
17 December 2008
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Although it's been orbiting Titan, Saturn's biggest moon, for four years now, the Cassini probe hasn't been able to map more than 25% of its surface, because of the atmospheric limitations, as dense fog obscures it from view. Still, together with the Huygens probe, which was sent to roam on the moon, i... |
7 November 2008
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The Huygens probe, currently in the orbit of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has managed to send back enough data for specialists to work with. Although not everything went as expected, upon a thorough analysis, they were able to infer that the atmosphere of Titan shows signs of natural electric activity. As prov... |
24 October 2008
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Observations carried out with the Cassini spacecraft have once again confirmed the theory that Saturn's moon Titan has lakes on its surface, after picturing Ontario Lacus located in the south pole of the body, an accumulation of liquid methane and ethane with a size larger than that of the Lake Ontario in the No... |
31 July 2008
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Based on data relayed back by the Huygens probe, part of the Cassini-Huygens mission carried out by NASA in collaboration with the European Space Agency, researchers from the University of Granada and the University of Valencia have proven for the first time that the dense atmosphere around Saturn's largest moon... |
30 July 2008
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Exactly four years ago the Cassini-Huygens mission reached the Saturnian system and entered orbit around the ringed planet, in order to make a series of observations that would astonish the world. It is probably one of the most successful robotic missions to one of the gas giants conducted by NASA and the ESA and was... |
2 July 2008
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Typical cameras on-board orbiters sent in solar system exploration missions can only map the surface of a planet or a moon. Scientists seldom get the opportunity to look under the surface of a cosmic body without actually landing a robotic mission on the respective planet, and even so it would only be effective in st... |
17 April 2008
10:28 GMT |
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NASA announced, in a recent statement, that the Cassini mission was extended by at least two years, in order to conduct more detailed studies of Saturn's exotic moons. The Cassini spacecraft along with the Huygens probe was launched into space in October 1997 and arrived at the Saturnian system in June 2004. Its... |
16 April 2008
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The moon Titan is the largest of all about 60 natural satellites orbiting around Saturn. In fact, it is larger than the smallest planet in the solar system, Mercury. Also, Titan is the only moon in the solar system known to have a thick atmosphere around it, filled with organic molecules, precursors to the appearance... |
21 March 2008
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New observations with the Cassini orbiter show that Saturn's moon Titan contains large quantities of hydrocarbon liquid, about a few hundred times more than the natural reserves found here on Earth. Hydrocarbon gas condenses into Titan's dense atmosphere, then it is raining down on its surface much in the s... |
14 February 2008
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Those of you who got bored of climbing all the mountains on Earth might consider an exotic experience on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. I heard they've got some mighty good-looking mountains there. Well, the Cassini-Huygens probe has once again exceeded the expectations and done what no other space probe stu... |
20 December 2007
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Data collected by the Cassini spacecraft shows the presence of heavy negative ions in the upper regions of the second largest moon in the solar system, Saturn's Titan. Launched in 1997, the Cassini spacecraft reached Saturn in 2004; it had several missions, amongst which the study of the surface of Titan, and of... |
29 November 2007
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Have you ever imagined a tropical paradise at -274 °F (- 170 °C)? But on Earth…as such thing does exist on the Saturn's largest moon, Titan, the only moon in the Sun System large enough to have an atmosphere. Methane rainfall soaks dunes of ice or tar on Titan's arid deserts, like a frozen mirror image of E... |
3 October 2007
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Saturn's satellite, Titan, is 50 percent larger than our Moon in diameter, and it's even larger by diameter and mass than all known dwarf planets, like Mercury, even though the latter is more than twice as massive.One of the satellite's curiosities is a strange radio signal emitted at an extremely low... |
14 June 2007
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Titan, Saturn's largest satellite, may look like a future Earth after a massive heating process, said scientists who analyzed data sent from the zones below the murky atmosphere. Until very recently, this atmosphere inhibited understanding of Titan's surface, but the moon is currently undergoing study by t... |
14 June 2007
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Titan, Saturn's largest satellite, still holds some exciting surprises, as a new set of images from the European Space Agency show. Until very recently, this atmosphere inhibited understanding of Titan's surface, but the moon is currently undergoing study by the Cassini-Huygens mission and new information ... |
4 June 2007
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Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, is a gas giant and the second largest in the solar system. Its weird properties, its rings and its large number of moons - the precise figure is uncertain - make the Saturnian system a freak show, attracting the attention of amateur and professional astronomers worldwide.First ... |
2 June 2007
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The spacecraft Cassini has just sent in clear photos of a sea on Saturn's moon, Titan, captured during the latest flyby. Also visible in the images are various features characteristic of a coastline, like channels, islands and bays.Cassini-Huygens is a space mission consisting of two main elements: the NASA Cas... |
25 May 2007
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It's obvious that, with the latest technologies, HDDs became faster and more efficient, but they still generate considerable amounts of heat and this alone endangers the mechanical components and raises the risk of drive failure. In order to avoid such unfortunate events, one may want to check some HDD coolers o... |
21 May 2007
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Saturn's moon, Titan, has a strange atmosphere, and astronomers are very interested in finding the source of the phenomena that led to the forming of the only nitrogen-rich mix of gases in the solar system. From this point of view, the atmospheric mixture is somewhat close to that of the Earth in complexity.Tita... |
17 May 2007
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While Verizon customers have had their share of new devices, now it is Sprint's time to bring some new and exciting handsets. One of them, that the company is preparing to release, is the PPC-6800. If the name PPC-6800 doesn't tell you much, the phone is just a re-brand of the already well known Titan manuf... |
26 April 2007
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At the Convergence 2007 for Microsoft Dynamics customers, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer showcased the future of customer relationship manager (CRM). The demonstration of the Microsoft Dynamics Live CRM involved a live presentation of the service. At the basis of the Microsoft Dynamics Live CRM service is the ... |
15 March 2007
12:24 GMT |
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We all knew HTC had an Apache follow-up named Titan in the works for about a month or so. That being said, its appearance in the FCC listings will not surprise anyone or at least none of the individuals that check the mobile phone news periodically.As we have already seen here, the Titan is a refreshed edition of HTC... |
6 March 2007
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