and from that get an idea of the velocity of the Huygens probe as it went through the Titan atmosphere and how it changed with altitude, for example, and with shifting winds. It's just amazing at ...

On January 14, the European Huygens probe detached from Cassini and touched down on the surface of Titan, beaming back images of a frozen methane world. (Full story) ...

In 2005, an alien probe flew through the hazy and cold atmosphere of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, and landed on the world's surface. That spacecraft -- named the Huygens probe -- was sent ...

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The wind on Saturn's largest moon is strong enough to blow around rocks of up to half a metre in diameter, which could put ...

Scientists have also found other mountains near the landing area where the Huygens probe touched down on Titan in 2005 after Cassini arrived in the planetary system. Learning more about the moon's ...

The photos the probe took revealed some astonishing things ... that have stolen the show for we know now that Enceladus and Titan are thought to have the right conditions for life.

The scientists who built the Huygens probe that made Titan real were, in their way, doing the same. Both endeavors are examples of the rigors of curiosity born from awe. This is not, as critics of ...