It was announced last week that Saturn's moon Titan might actually be older than Saturn itself! Why do scientists think this? Dr. Ian O'Neill from Discovery News joins DNews to discuss what makes this finding so astounding! Follow Ian on Twitter: twitter.com/astroengine Read Some of Ian's Recent Stories: news.discovery.com/contributors/ian-oneill.htm Read More: Astronomy Picture of the Day apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130121.html "What would it look like to land on Saturn's moon Titan? The European Space Agency's Huygens probe set down on the Solar System's cloudiest moon in 2005, and a time-lapse video of its descent images was created." Huygens on Titan www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1609.html "In 2005 the robotic Huygens probe landed on Titan, Saturn's enigmatic moon, and sent back the first ever images from beneath Titan's thick cloud layers. " Photos of Saturn saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/ Titan Saturn Mission System Floating Balloon Probe spacechronology.com/titan-saturn-mission-system-floating-balloon-probe-2033-future.jpg Vast Ligeia Mare in False Color saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/imagedetails/index.cfm?imageId=4818 "Ligeia Mare, shown here in an artistically enhanced image from NASA's Cassini mission, is the second largest known body of liquid on Saturn's moon Titan." Photos of Titan www.google.com/search?q=titan+atmosphere&num=100&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=a2a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=xJ-tU--HMtOSyATo64HICQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=740 Watch More: Aliens Living on Exomoons? www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5_441StSns TestTube Wild Card testtube.com/dnews/dnews-462-cool-sound-waves?utm_campaign=DNWC&utm_medium=DNews&utm_source=YT Why the Moon Has 2 Sides www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW2fU1uxwQY ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/tracedominguez Tara Long on Twitter twitter.com/TaraLongest Laci Green on Twitter twitter.com/gogreen18 DNews on Facebook facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ gplus.to/dnews Discovery News discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: testu.be/1ndmmMq

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