Scientists discover a surprising new way to map what lies beneath cities using thunder, revealing hidden underground hazards and possible sinkhole zonesScientists are using thunder's vibrations to map underground geology. Existing fiber-optic cables detect tiny ground movements triggered by...
07 Sep, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
The farthest human-made object is now so distant that even light takes nearly 24 hours to reach it; exactly 49 years after NASA launched Voyager 1 to explore Jupiter and Saturn, the spacecraft is still in interstellar space and sending data back to EarthThe Voyager 1 probe, launched in 1977, is now over 15.9 billion miles away. This spacecraft has ventured into interstellar space, sending v...
06 Sep, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
Boulder used a two-day gathering of scientists and engineers to tackle the challenge of reaching Titan; the result transformed the roadmap for human exploration beyond Mars, revealing that time and technology are the real barriersScientists and engineers explored the feasibility of human missions to Titan. Titan offers a dense atmosphere and abundant local chemistry ...
11 Aug, 2026, 10.27 PM IST
1.4 billion kilometers from the Sun, Titan has rain, rivers, and 100-meter-deep lakes, but the liquid is methane, not waterNew research reveals Titan's polar seas have shifting liquid compositions. Rivers deliver methane-rich liquid near coastlines, while open s...
27 Jul, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
Do aliens exist? NASA to send missions to investigate life in outer spaceNASA will send spacecraft, rover and helicopter-style robotic rotorcraft to outer space to investigate the possibility of an alien life. He...
13 May, 2024, 08.02 PM IST
On Saturn's giant moon Titan, James Webb Space Telescope finds cloudsClouds have been discovered on one of the solar system's most intriguing moons, according to the James Webb Space Telescope’s images.
03 Dec, 2022, 01.00 AM IST
NASA's Cassini completes last flyby of Saturn's moon TitanThe Cassini spacecraft made its closest approach to Titan today at an altitude of 119,049 kilometres above the moon's surface.
12 Sep, 2017, 01.52 PM IST
- Cassini makes final flyby of Titan before death plunge
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) On its course for the September 15 plunge into Saturn, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has made the "goodbye kiss" flyb...
12 Sep, 2017, 11.52 AM IST
- After revealing Saturn, Cassini set for final dive on September 15
New York, Sep 11 (IANS) Nasa's robotic spacecraft Cassini that has been orbiting Saturn for 13 years is set for a final dive towards the pl...
11 Sep, 2017, 12.22 PM IST
- NASA's Cassini probe completes final Titan flyby
Washington, April 25 (IANS) NASA's Cassini spacecraft has completed its last close brush with Saturn's hazy moon Titan and is now beginning...
25 Apr, 2017, 11.40 AM IST
NASA's Saturn probe begins 'Grand Finale' of 20-year journeyCassini's particle detectors will sample icy ring particles being funnelled into the atmosphere by Saturn's magnetic field.
05 Apr, 2017, 01.25 PM IST
NASA probe set to fly closest ever to Saturn's ringsEngineers at NASA have been pumping up the spacecraft's orbit around Saturn this year to increase its tilt with respect to the planet's equ...
23 Nov, 2016, 01.01 PM IST
- NASA spots mysterious ice cloud over Saturn's moon Titan
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) NASA's Cassini probe has found a strange ice cloud over Titan that appears to be made up of compounds that barely...
22 Sep, 2016, 12.27 PM IST
NASA plans to send submarine to Saturn's moon TitanResearchers proposed that the submarine would carry instruments to measure the chemical composition of the ocean, the currents and tides an...
27 Aug, 2016, 01.12 PM IST
Saturn's moon Titan's atmosphere more Earth-like than thoughtLike Earth and Venus, Titan has a rocky surface and a thick atmosphere. It is the only object in the Solar System aside from Earth to have ...
19 Jun, 2015, 05.52 PM IST
NASA to send submarine to Saturn's moon TitanThe submarine could fit into a space plane such as Boeing's X-37, which was recently used for a classified Air Force mission.
17 Feb, 2015, 04.46 PM IST
Saturn's moon Titan glowing at dusk and dawn: NASANASA have found large patches of trace gases shining brightly near the north and south poles of Saturn's moon Titan during the moon's dusk ...
24 Oct, 2014, 06.10 PM IST