"Mysterious Snow Islands of Titan: Unraveling the Enigma"

NASA's Cassini spacecraft discovered ephemeral bright areas, dubbed Titan's "magic islands," floating on the hydrocarbon seas of Saturn's moon Titan. A recent study suggests that these islands are likely porous, frozen organic solids that can float on the liquid methane and ethane due to their honeycomb-like structure. This finding also helps explain the smoothness of Titan's lakes and seas, and future exploration missions like NASA's Dragonfly could provide further insights into these intriguing features.