A new NASA study of data from its old Cassini mission to Saturn suggests that giant moon Titan may not have a global ocean — but that life could still exist in pockets.

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has long puzzled scientists as a possible home for a vast underground ocean. New analysis of ...

For years, Titan sat near the top of the shortlist of worlds that might host life, thanks to the idea of a vast hidden ocean ...

A new study of the data sent back by the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn points to the moon Titan not having a global water ...

A new study referencing a past NASA Cassini observation found the presence of 'slushy tunnels' in Saturn's largest moon Titan ...

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 ...

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, ...

New research using Cassini data suggests Titan may not have a global ocean, but small warm water pockets hidden deep in its ...

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NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures an infrared view of Saturn moon Titan during a November 2015 flyby in this composite image. Credit: NASA / JPL / University of Arizona / University of Idaho Saturn’s ...

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