The surface of Saturn's huge moon Titan has the consistency of soft, wet sand with a fragile crust on top, a new analysis of a nearly eight-year-old spacecraft landing suggests.

Saturn’s moon Titan has always stood out among the celestial bodies in our solar system. It is the only moon with a thick, hazy atmosphere, and it's often compared to a primitive Earth. But now, ...

This artist's interpretation shows the area surrounding the Huygens landing site on Saturn's moon, Titan, based on images and data returned by the probe on Jan. 14, 2005. (Image credit: ESA/C ...

This still image is from an animation that re-creates the landing of the European Space Agency's Huygens probe on the Saturn moon Titan on Jan. 14, 2005, three weeks after being dropped off by ...

Eight years ago this week, a European mission went where no probe had gone before — Saturn's huge moon Titan — and a new video animation is recounting that historic landing by the Huygens ...

In 2005, an alien probe flew through the hazy and cold atmosphere of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, and landed on the world's surface. That spacecraft -- named the Huygens probe -- was sent ...

Celebrate the end of the Cassini mission with a look back at when the Huygens probe's landing on Saturn's moon Titan. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news ...

Twenty years ago, the Huygens probe achieved humanity's first landing on a moon in the outer solar system when it touched down on Titan. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

An illustration shows the landing site of the Huygens probe on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. On January 14, 2005, Huygens completed the farthest landing on another world ever attempted.

Eight years ago this week, a European mission went where no probe had gone before — Saturn's huge moon Titan — and a new video animation is recounting that historic landing by the Huygens ...

Saturn’s moon Titan has always stood out among the celestial bodies in our solar system. It is the only moon with a thick, hazy atmosphere, and it's often compared to a primitive Earth.

When it was shared: May 4, 2006 Why it's so special: This picture was taken by the European Space Agency's Huygens probe during its historic parachute descent onto Titan's surface on Jan. 14, 2005 ...