Key Points of the Announcement：

• Using the ground-based radio telescope “ALMA,” researchers observed the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan, which has a more complex and dense atmosphere than Earth and succeeded in detecting and analyzing radio emissions emitted by subtle molecular gas.
• They observationally revealed that cosmic rays from outside the solar system (a type of radiation) affect the composition of Titan’s atmosphere.
• By combining cutting-edge ground-based telescopes with advanced analysis techniques, they demonstrated scientific achievements comparable to those of spacecraft missions exploring objects directly.

(Quoted from the University of Tokyo press release)

For more details, please refer to the University of Tokyo Press Release.

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