A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...
A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...
Scientists believe Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could be one of humanity's best bets to find some form of extraterrestrial ...
in the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), observed in NASA data that Titan's impact craters ...
"Visiting this mysterious ocean world could revolutionize what we know about life ... time Nasa will fly a vehicle for science on another planetary body. The giant moon Titan – seen here set against ...
Titan is the only known moon with an atmosphere ... five-year grant from NASA's Astrobiology Institute. Titan's ocean, which sits below a thick ice layer, is believed to have conditions favorable ...
"If life exists in Titan's ocean under the thick ice shell ... hydrates are found in the permafrost of Siberia and below the ...
A new study hints at the possibility of life on Saturn's moon Titan, where methane-rich layers beneath its icy crust could harbor biomarkers from a hidden ocean. Scientists believe future missions ...
Titan may be a moon, but it is also more similar to Earth ... "If life exists in Titan's ocean under the thick ice shell, any signs of life, biomarkers, would need to be transported up Titan's ...
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is the only place other than ... "If life exists in Titan's ocean under the thick ice shell, any signs of life (biomarkers) would need to be transported up Titan's ...
According to Schurmeier, methane clathrate is stronger and better insulating than regular water ice. A clathrate crust can keep Titan’s interior warm and make the water ice shell ductile. This implies ...