Scientists reexamining data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have uncovered exciting new evidence from Saturn’s icy moon ...

The Cassini spacecraft flew by the small, icy moon in 2008, collecting information that suggests it shoots out molecules that ...

Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a ...

It was in the 17th century that Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini first revealed Saturn’s stunning rings, changing the ...

A fresh analysis of old data has found rich organic chemistry within the hidden ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus ...

German researchers have detected complex organic molecules in Enceladus' plumes, strengthening evidence that Saturn's icy moon may harbour life in its hidden ocean ...

Enceladus has long been considered a prime candidate in the search for life beyond Earth because of its hidden ocean and ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — 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 ...

An artist’s impression of plumes spewing from the tiger stripes on Enceladus. Image credit: Graphic composition. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Lunar and Planetary Institute.

Building blocks of life have been found on this moon of Saturn. They may come from chemical reactions beyond Enceladus’ possible life-supporting ocean.

Cassini launched Oct. 15, 1997 on a long-term mission to Saturn and its moons. After a trio of gravity assists, two from Venus and one from Earth, Cassini went racing toward the outer solar system. It ...

With the recent discovery of traces of what may or may not be or have been life on Mars, eyes are turning to another world in ...