Tagged: Titanium

For the first time ever, titanium oxide has been spotted in an exoplanet’s skies, a new study reports. Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile detected the substance in the atmosphere of WASP-19b, a huge, scorching-hot planet located 815 light-years...

Named for the colossal Titans of Greek mythology, titanium is pound-for-pound the strongest metal on Earth. Although it’s not a scarce metal, it is expensive because of the cost to mine and produce it. You may have heard of titanium golf clubs or titanium submarines,...

Titan probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind as a great spot to build sand castles. After all, Saturn’s largest moon has a toxic, nitrogen-rich, super-dense atmosphere that would choke you before you have a chance to unpack your bucket and spade. But...