Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has partnered with the Carnegie Institution for Science to perform laboratory experiments that recreate the conditions of Saturn’s moon Titan in a tiny vial.
The experiments corroborate an existing theory regarding the way Titan maintains its dense atmosphere.
The scientific community has taken a particular interest in Titan due to the fact it may have once harbored microbial extraterrestrial life. It is also the only moon in our solar system that has a significant atmosphere.