The south pole of Enceladus—a tiny moon orbiting Saturn—is a volatile place. In this region, the moon’s subsurface ocean spews jets of water through four “tiger stripe” cracks in the icy crust, ...

For nearly two decades Enceladus, a 500-kilometer-wide moon of Saturn, has been a top target in the hunt for extraterrestrial life. In 2005, shortly after arriving in orbit around the ringed planet, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, bolstering the likelihood that the ocean world may harbor conditions ...

Scientists digging through data collected by the Cassini spacecraft have found new complex organic molecules spewing from Saturn's moon Enceladus. This is a clear sign that complex chemical reactions ...

A fresh look at data collected by NASA's Cassini probe nearly two decades ago has revealed new, complex organic molecules on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus – pointing to tantalizing chemistry taking ...

The striking thing about this is that repeating the procedure on the star turned up no evidence of carbon-based chemicals, even though the system is young enough that it should still have a ...

Blue Origin is working with partners in Luxembourg on a campaign called Project Oasis, which aims to identify valuable resources on the moon.

In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini trained their telescopes on Saturn and uncovered a startling truth: the planet's luminous bands were not solid appendages, but ...

Saturn's moon, Enceladus, could harbour alien life deep within its underground oceans, according to the European Space Agency (ESA).

Scientists have discovered hematite, a form of rust, on the Moon's surface due to oxygen from Earth reacting with lunar iron, according to Geophysical Research Letters.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to realize its long-term goal of exploring the signs of life on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus by sending spacecraft under the new Voyage 2050 mission. Enceladus is ...

On September 3rd, a lightning event on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest caused a number of fires in the vicinity of the Rogue River about 10 miles northeast of Agness.