The ion-powered robots would be able to access the methane-carved caves of Saturn's largest moon.Beneath the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan is a vast underground network of caves and sinkholes that remains unexplored. Now, an ambitious concept aims to fly lighter-than-air, sphere-shaped robots into the subsurface channels.NASA is funding the project under its Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which awards a total of $3.2 million to 18…
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