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Hydrocarbons in the deep Earth?

Jul 26, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (42) | 27

The oil and gas that fuels our homes and cars started out as living organisms that died, were compressed, and heated under heavy layers of sediments in the Earth's crust. Scientists have debated for years ...

Cassini instrument confirms liquid surface lake on Titan

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 30, 2008 | 4.8 / 5 (28) | 4

Scientists have confirmed that at least one body in our solar system, other than Earth, has a surface liquid lake. Using an instrument on NASA's Cassini orbiter, they discovered that a lake-like feature in ...

Scientists explain puzzling lake asymmetry on Titan

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 29, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (14) | 0

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) suggest that the eccentricity of Saturn's orbit around the sun may be responsible for the unusually uneven distribution of methane and ethane ...

Global view of valleys on Titan shows north south contrast

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 16, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (10) | 0

A team of international scientists led by Mirjam Langhans, from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), will present first results of a global analysis of spatial patterns, occurrence and origin of river channels ...

Surface features on Titan form like Earth's, but with a frigid twist

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 06, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (8) | 0

Saturn's haze-enshrouded moon Titan turns out to have much in common with Earth in the way that weather and geology shape its terrain, according to two pieces of research to be presented at the XXVII General ...

A Hazy View of Early Earth

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Oct 12, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 3

Haze in the early Earth atmosphere could have played a crucial role in the origin of life. By forming a protective shield, the haze would have safeguarded organic substances from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. ...