The Secret History of the Voyager Missions

Today on Far Future Horizons we will join the Voyager Space Probes on an Odyssey that will take us out to the realm of the Giant planets and their moons in the Outer Solar System. And, beyond. 

Oceans of the Solar System

Today on Far Future Horizons we present will be exploring the Alien Seas and Oceans of our Solar System with today’s feature videos.

Voyage to the Mystery Moon

In our quest to discover life beyond the Earth scientists are taking a closer look at the moons of the outer solar system. These are perhaps the most exotic worlds to grace the family of the Sun. Today we will take a closer look at Saturn’s moon Titan. This is a world that offers exciting possibilities in understanding the origin of life on Earth.

A Traveler's Guide to the Planets – Saturn

Saturn and its moons

Today on Far Future Horizons the next stop of our tour of the solar system will be the planet Saturn and its magnificent rings.

The Universe - Saturn Lord of the Rings

©Ring Rider by AlanGutierrezArt: Painting shows the Cassini orbiter probe, which was launched in October 1997 with the European Space Agency's Huygens probe.

Here, it is shown passing into Saturn's rings. Later, the Huygens probe landed on Titan (2005), and increased our knowledge of Saturn's largest moon.

Cassini completed it's first mission in 2008, and has continued new missions since, extending through 2017.

Today on Far Future Horizons we explore the planet Saturn, the real Lord of the Rings  in another exciting episode of The Universe.

Titan, a sense of déjà vu?

Today on Far Future Horizons we focus our sights on Saturn’s mysterious and mesmerizing moon Titan. Titan is a moon shrouded in a thick orange red atmosphere which, like the planet Venus, hides its surface from the gaze of terrestrial astronomers. To paraphrase the great Winston Churchill, Titan was a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. And, our puzzlement over Titan only deepened when we pierce its veil and obtained our very first pictures of its surface.

So much so, and quoting directly from an upcoming article in Scientific American titled “The Moon That Would Be a Planet”:

“….. On the morning of January 14, 2005, at the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany, the pictures caused jubilation and puzzlement in equal measure. None of us expected the landscape to look so Earth-like. 

As Huygens parachuted down, its aerial pictures showed branching river channels cut by rain-fed streams. It landed on the damp, pebble-covered site of a recent flash flood. What was alien about Titan was its eerie familiarity”. 

And, it is this sense of déjà vu that prompts us to ask the question is Titan, A Place Like Home?

How the Universe Works ~ Saturn

Today on Far Future Horizons we  present another exciting episode of the acclaimed documentary series “How the Universe Works ~ Is Saturn Alive”.

An Odyssey to the Edge of Darkness

Join us today on Far Future Horizons as we embark on a journey beyond the Sun, the Earth and the inner planets, into the frigid realm of the giant planets and beyond. 

Carl Sagan's Cosmos Travellers Tales

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the sixth episode of Carl Sagan’s highly acclaimed PBS documentary series Cosmos: Travellers Tales.