News home  Archive Specials Opinion Features News blog Events blog Nature Journal Titan, Saturn's largest moon, truly deserves its name. Larger than the planet Mercury, it has a dense atmosphere filled with photochemical smog that shrouds the moon's surface in mystery. What lies beneath? The only way to be sure is to send a probe through the clouds. The Cassini craft has taken seven years to carry the Huygens probe to Titan. Nature news watches as the results come in. LATEST NEWS Titan: swimming in the rain  Signs of lakes, flash floods, storm clouds and drizzle seen on Saturn's moon. 26 July 2006 Titan disappoints ocean hunters  Saturnian moon has no seas, but may well be volcanically active. 8 June 2005 Titanic life may bloom without water  Hydrocarbon seas on Saturn's moon could be a solvent for biological molecules. 31 January 2005 Titan reveals methane rain and rocks of water   A week's analysis confirms Earth-like features on saturnian moon. 21 January 2005 Q&A Huygens: the missing data   Nature news finds out where it went, and whether it matters. 20 January 2005 ANALYSIS Titan team claims just deserts as probe hits moon of crème brûlée   European space craft successfully parachutes down to Saturn's moon. 19 January 2005 Amateurs beat space agencies to Titan pictures   Online community processed raw images at record speed. 19 January 2005 Latest Titan pictures show details of geography   A complex weather cycle creates the moon's terrain. 18 January 2005 Huygens finds solid ground on Titan  Probe's first data show rocks, possible rivers and seas. 17 January 2005 Triumph as Huygens lands  Scientists ecstatic about data from Titan probe. 17 January 2005 INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC Huygens on Titan After a 7-year journey, Huygens is finally poised to penetrate Titan's mysterious atmosphere. This guide reveals what scientists think the probe might find. 7 January 2005 INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC Cassini at Saturn The Cassini spacecraft has arrived at Saturn to begin a four-year exploration of the ringed giant and its moons. Read our interactive guide to the mission, including all the latest news. 1 July 2004 Huygens will have a bumpy ride to Titan's surface. Click here to see an animation of the descent and landing. Huygens at Titan's doorstep  Alarms set to rouse probe as it dives for Saturn's giant moon. 13 January 2005 Huygens probe sets out for Titan  Twenty-day trek will be followed by a fiery descent. 29 December 2004 Cassini sees changing weather on Titan  Huygens probe ready for dive through atmosphere. 17 December 2004 Saturn's moons show spectacular contrast  Space probe captures Tethys and Titan close-ups. 25 November 2004 Probe data reveal Titan's etched face  Cassini images suggest a surprisingly dynamic surface. 29 October 2004 Cassini sweeps past Titan  Spacecraft gets closest ever view of Saturn's giant moon. 27 October 2004 Cassini lifts Titan's hazy veil  Moon gives hints of hydrocarbons in hot spots. 05 July 2004 Cassini enters orbit  Saturn satellite slides smoothly into position. 01 July 2004 Saturn looms in Cassini's sights  Probe nears target after seven-year voyage. 07 June 2004 Wind blows west on Titan  Probe nears target after seven-year voyage. 12 June 2001 ADVERTISEMENT

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