Discovered in 1655 by the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens and initially known as Saturni Luna (“moon of Saturn”), Titan earned its name in 1847 courtesy of Britain’s Sir John Herschel.

“I want to land on Titan,” Patel said. “It is one of Saturn’s moons.” Patel has a passion for reading books, but oftentimes, he’ll gravitate toward nonfiction. “He’s read my ...

Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, has long fascinated scientists. With rivers and lakes of liquid methane, icy boulders, and dark sandy dunes, it looks like something out of science fiction.

But what about the clouds without much carbon monoxide ... Eos is predicted to disperse, or photodissociate, as a result of background photons impacting the cloud's molecules, in about 5.7 ...

The NASA New Horizons spacecraft's extensive observations of Lyman-alpha emissions have resulted in the first-ever map from the galaxy at this important ultraviolet wavelength, providing a new ...

(CNN) — Luis Ibáñez Jiménez was driving on a highway in east Madrid when Spain lost power. “Suddenly, there were no traffic lights,” the resident of the capital told CNN. Cars piled up ...

“We don’t know what kind of people are going to be coming here. Without background checks, we have no idea.” Katrina Vanas, a longtime West Side resident, agrees. “I don’t like ...