The icy shell of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, may possibly contain a six-mile-thick layer of methane ice beneath its surface ...

A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...

A 6-mile-thick shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...

Scientists believe Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could be one of humanity's best bets to find some form of extraterrestrial ...

According to Schurmeier, methane clathrate is stronger and better insulating than regular water ice. A clathrate crust can keep Titan’s interior warm and make the water ice shell ductile. This implies ...

New research suggests Saturn’s moon Titan may possess a crust of methane ice that warms its interior, promoting the ...

Titan, the moon of the second-largest planet in our solar system is believed to be one of the most hospitable worlds. It is ...

Titan is a giant moon – the second biggest in our solar system, and even larger than the planet Mercury. Nasa says it has a nitrogen-based atmosphere like Earth – but its clouds and rain are methane.

A new study hints at the possibility of life on Saturn's moon Titan, where methane-rich layers beneath its icy crust could harbor biomarkers from a hidden ocean. Scientists believe future missions ...

“If life exists in Titan’s ocean under the thick ice shell, any sign of life, biomarkers, would need to be up Titan’s ice ...

A new study, led by planetary scientists at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, revealed that methane gas may also be trapped ...

Scientists have discovered that the icy shell of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could possess an insulated, six-mile-thick (9.7-kilometer-thick) layer of methane ice beneath its surface.