The Daily of the University of Washington

NASA study reveals Saturn’s biggest moon does not have a global ocean

By a small margin, Titan is the second-largest moon in the solar system, and is also the only moon with a thick atmosphere.
autoevolution

NASA May Have to Rethink Mission to Titan as Moon May Not Have a Global Ocean Afterall

A tad bigger than planet Mercury, Titan is the largest and one of the most enticing of Saturn's over 150 moons. From so far out, and shrouded in mystery, it winks at us with the promise of potential ...
Science Daily

What scientists found inside Titan was not what anyone expected

For years, scientists thought Saturn’s moon Titan hid a global ocean beneath its frozen surface. A new look at Cassini data now suggests something very different: a thick, slushy interior with pockets ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Saturn’s Moon Titan May Not Have an Underground Ocean After All

Six infrared images of Titan created with data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft NASA Around 20 years ago, the Cassini-Huygens mission—a joint endeavor by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian ...
Joplin Globe

Saturn's moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggests

Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth’s polar seas, with pockets of melted water where life could possibly survive and even thrive, scientists reported Wednesday.
WRBL

Saturn’s largest moon Titan may not have large ocean like previously thought

Saturn’s largest moon Titan has been thought to have a large ocean below its surface. This discovery was made in 2008 by the Cassini mission. However, the Jet Propulsion Lab as been analyzing that ...
Forbes

Saturn’s Moon Titan May Not Have An Ocean After All, Says NASA

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, which since 2008 thought to ...
Labroots

Life on Titan May Thrive in Slush, Not a Subsurface Sea

Does Saturn’s moon Titan have a subsurface global ocean where life as we know it could exist? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...
News Tribune

New study suggests Saturn’s moon Titan may not have buried ocean after all

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Saturn's giant moon, Titan, may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth's polar seas, with ...
New Atlas

Saturnian moon may be the solar system's biggest slushie

According to a NASA study, Saturn's moon Titan may be the most fantastically large slushie of all time. Based on a reexamination of data from the Cassini probe collected in 2012, the moon's ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Study challenges suspected buried ocean on Titan

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Saturn's giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth's polar seas, with pockets of ...
Mercury News

Saturn’s moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggests

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saturn’s giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Related Articles NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation The year’s ...