New research has revealed the sliding side-by-side motion along distinctive "tiger stripes" on Saturn's moon Enceladus is linked to jets of ice crystals that erupt from its icy shell. The findings ...

Scientists could one day find traces of life on Enceladus, an ocean-covered moon orbiting Saturn. NASA/JPL-Caltech, CC BY-SA Saturn has 146 confirmed moons – more than any other planet in the solar ...

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has long been considered a potential home for life in our solar system. In 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft first discovered towering plumes of water vapor erupting from the ...

New research from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft’s up-close Grand Finale orbits shows a surprisingly powerful and dynamic interaction of plasma waves moving from Saturn to its rings and its moon Enceladus.

Chalk up one more feat for Saturn’s intriguing moon Enceladus. The small, dynamic moon spews out dramatic plumes of water vapor and ice — first seen by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft in 2005. It possesses ...

"We know that some microbes on Earth can tolerate the range of pH found on Enceladus." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's ...

Enceladus — the sixth largest of Saturn’s 83 moons — has been considered by astronomers to be one of the more compelling bodies in our solar system. (Illustration) Saturn’s sixth-largest moon ...

Saturn's moon, Enceladus, was found by Cassini Spacecraft to emit methane-producing processes. Researchers claim it is a sign of life. An unidentified methane-producing process was found beneath the ...

Could Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus, hold the ingredients for life as we know it? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as a team of researchers from Harvard ...

Such a mission, which would launch in the 2040s for arrival in the 2050s, could be the first to search for life in the Saturn system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Scientists have found traces of phosphorus, a fundamental ingredient for life, in ice grains spewed into space by Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons. Enceladus is a tiny (310-mile-wide, or 500-kilometer ...