‘Possibility of life’: scientists map Saturn’s exotic moon Titan
Scientists on Monday unveiled the first global geological map of Saturn’s moon Titan including vast plains and dunes of frozen organic material and lakes of liquid methane
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The mission of a lifetime: a drone on Titan in 2034
The 1,323-pound drone won't land on Titan -- about one billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers) from Earth until 2034.
NASA will fly a drone to Titan to search for life
It is the only celestial body besides our planet known to have liquid rivers, lakes and seas on its surface
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft makes death plunge into Saturn
TAMPA, USA: After 20 years in space, NASA's famed Cassini spacecraft made its final death plunge into Saturn on Friday, ending a storied mission that scientists say taught us nearly everything we know about Saturn today and transformed the way we think about life elsewhere in the solar system.
Cassini, an international project that cost $3.9 billion and included scientists from 27 nations, disintegrated as it dove into Saturn's atmosphere at a speed of 75,000 miles (120,700 kilometers) per hour.
"The signal from the…
NASA’s Cassini readies final plunge into Saturn
WASHINGTON: NASA's Cassini probe is counting its final hours before one last plunge into Saturn on Friday that will cap a fruitful 13-year mission that greatly expanded knowledge about the gas giant.
While orbiting Saturn nearly 300 times, Cassini made major discoveries, such as the liquid methane seas of the planet's giant moon Titan and the sprawling subsurface ocean of Enceladus, a small Saturn moon.
"Cassini-Huygens is an extraordinary mission of discovery that has revolutionized our understanding of the outer…
Apple is working on creating a car: WSJ
Google Inc has a secret lab working on the creation of an Apple-branded electric car, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.