Astronomers detect cloud convection near Titan's lakes

James Webb Space Telescope captures ghostly images of clouds on Saturn's largest moon Titan

The James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon Titan, capturing the first evidence of cloud formation in the moon's northern hemisphere.

Astronomers detect cloud convection near Titan's lakes

Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have, for the first time, found evidence for cloud convection in the northern hemisphere of Titan, Saturn's moon.

Active weather region spotted for first time on a faraway moon

Partly cloudy with a chance of methane? Astronomers with the Space Telescope Science Institute say they have spotted evidence of active weather patterns on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, helping to shape theories of the natural satellite.Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and the ground-based Keck II telescope in Hawaii, researchers said they were able to discern cloud formations over bodies of methane and ethane gases across the m…

Webb Telescope Studies The Weather On Titan - A Prime Astrobiology Target - Astrobiology

A science team has combined data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and the Keck II telescope to see evidence of cloud convection on Saturn’s moon Titan in the northern hemisphere for the first time. Most of Titan’s lakes and seas are located in that hemisphere, and are likely replenished by an occasional rain […] The post Webb Telescope Studies The Weather On Titan – A Prime Astrobiology Target appeared first on Astrobiology.

Astronomers Detect Cloud Convection Near Titan’s Lakes......Study provides evidence of clouds bubbling up over Titan’s northern hemisphere

Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island have, for the first time, found evidence for cloud convection in the northern hemisphere of Titan, Saturn’s moon. Titan is an intriguing world cloaked in a yellowish, smoggy haze. Similar to Earth, the atmosphere is mostly nitrogen and has weather, including clouds and rain. Unlike Earth, whose weather is driven by evaporating and condensing water, frigid Ti…

Rain Clouds, New Molecule Found on Saturn's Moon Titan

Rain Clouds, New Molecule Found on Saturn's Moon Titan | Webb TelescopeOf all the alien worlds in our solar system, one in particular resembles our home planet. Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is the only other place we know of where you could walk along the seashore or stand in the rain. However, Titan’s exotic seas and its oily raindrops are not made of water, but of the natural gases methane and ethane, super-chilled into liquid form. Now,…