Scientists have performed laboratory experiments to better understand how Saturn's moon Titan can maintain its unique nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system and ...

To understand the persistent thick atmosphere on Saturn’s largest moon, SwRI worked with the Carnegie Institution for Science Laboratory to create conditions mimicking those at Titan’s rocky core.

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...

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An international joint research team, including the Korea Polar Research Institute, confirmed high concentrations of iodate in the spaces between ice crystals. Courtesy of the Korea Polar Research ...

SwRI is studying how Saturn’s largest moon maintains its thick atmosphere. Scientists think Titan’s core is covered by several layers of ice and a subsurface liquid ocean. New experiments indicate ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured evidence of a 'mushy' super-Earth that has fundamentally broken the traditional rules of planetary science. Located just 35 light-years away, the planet ...