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Posted inEditors' Vox

Cassini’s Legacy in Print

by Jenny Lunn, Michael W. Liemohn, Mark Moldwin and E. P. Turtle 20 September 201717 February 2023

With over 750 papers published in AGU journals based on Cassini-Huygens mission data, three editors select some of the most noteworthy.

Saturn’s largest moon Titan, viewed by Cassini.
Posted inNews

VIDEO: The Weird, Wonderful Science Behind Titan’s Atmosphere

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 13 September 201731 October 2022

Scientists are baffled by a spacecraft’s detection of large molecules in a moon’s atmosphere.

Titan’s lake Ligeia Mare
Posted inNews

Could a Newfound Molecule on Titan Be a Building Block for Life?

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 28 July 201711 January 2022

The discovery of vinyl cyanide in the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan has huge implications for life—but not as we know it.

Titan and Dione with Saturn.
Posted inNews

What to Expect from Cassini's Final Views of Titan

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 20 April 201717 January 2023

Cassini will fly close to Saturn's largest moon one last time. Here's a look back at what the spacecraft has revealed and ahead to scientists' final close glimpses of the moon.

Global view of Titan
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The Curious Case of Titan’s Missing Clouds

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 23 December 201621 April 2023

Two instruments, one region on Titan: One instrument saw clouds, the other didn't—what's going on?

Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Saturn Alters the Ionosphere of Titan

by Mark Zastrow 28 January 201615 March 2023

New research shows that Saturn's powerful magnetic field changes the atmospheric chemistry of its largest moon, Titan.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

When the Sun Goes Quiet, Titan Gets Gassy

by Mark Zastrow 11 May 20157 July 2025

Observations from NASA's Cassini probe show that the level of methane in Titan's atmosphere depends on the Sun's 11-year cycle of magnetic activity.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

What’s Driving Titan’s Atmosphere?

by E. Betz 11 February 201522 March 2023

A new analysis of Cassini data reveals a major source of heavy hydrocarbons on Saturn’s moon Titan.

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