Enceladus has long been considered a prime candidate in the search for life beyond Earth because of its hidden ocean and plumes of water erupting from cracks near its south pole.

Enceladus gives researchers a unique window into its subsurface world. The Cassini mission already taught us that plumes of ...

Complex organic molecules that form part of the chain of chemical reactions that can result in life's building blocks have ...

Fresh analysis of Cassini data has revealed new complex organic molecules inside ice grains spewing from Enceladus. These discoveries strengthen the case that the moon’s underground ocean hosts ...

A new analysis of ice grains bursting from Enceladus' water ice plumes strongly suggests life is possible on Saturn's ...

When it comes to habitable places in our solar system, the tiny moons of Saturn don’t seem likely candidates. Yet time and ...

Cassini data reveals complex organic molecules in Enceladus’s icy jets. The findings suggest its underground ocean may host ...

Complex organic molecules, which are essential for the formation of life's building blocks, have been detected in the icy plumes of Enceladus. The discovery comes nearly two decades after Cassini ...

The ocean hidden under the icy shell of Saturn's moon Enceladus harbours complex organic molecules, a study said Wednesday, ...

In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini trained their telescopes on Saturn and uncovered a ...

The south pole of Enceladus—a tiny moon orbiting Saturn—is a volatile place. In this region, the moon’s subsurface ocean ...