Saturns

Titan (Webb NIRCam)

Webb and Keck Telescopes Team for Unprecedented Look at Saturn’s Moon Titan – ‘Simply Stunning!’

By Margaret W. Carruthers, Institute of Space Telescope Science December 3, 2022 Images of Saturn’s moon Titan captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument on November 4, 2022. Left: Image using F212N, a 2.12 micron filter sensitive to Titan’s lower atmosphere. The bright spots are prominent clouds in the northern hemisphere. Right: Color …

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Webb Telescope peeps clouds beneath thick haze of Saturn's moon Titan |  CNN

Webb Telescope peeps clouds beneath thick haze of Saturn’s moon Titan | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted clouds on one of the solar system’s most intriguing moons. In November, the space observatory trained its infrared gaze on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. It is …

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