Flying on other worlds is the next leap in the exploration of our solar system. The Mars Helicopter will piggyback on the NASA Mars 2020 rover mission to demonstrate the technology. But this is only the start. The real prize will be the Dragonfly mission in 2026, sending a drone
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Titan’s deep lakes more Earth-like than previously thought
If you're planning to go boating on Saturn's moon Titan, bring your lengthier anchor cables. Based on radar data returned by NASA's Cassini orbiter in April 2017 during its final flyby, researchers have determined that the small methane lakes set on hills in the northern hemisphere of Titan are over
Titan’s oddly thick atmosphere may come from cooked organic compounds
Titan may have a home-baked atmosphere.Saturn’s largest moon gets some of its thick atmosphere by cooking organic molecules in a warm core, a new study suggests.The decay of radioactive elements may warm Titan’s core from within, splitting nitrogen and carbon off from complex organic molecules. Once free, those elements can