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

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

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

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

A new study conducted with data from the Cassini spacecraft shows that Saturn's moon Enceladus has the right ingredients for ...

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 ...

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

Scientists found new evidence to strengthen the case that Enceladus, small moon of Saturn about 310 miles wide, may have ...

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 ...

The research relies on a just-released analysis of data first collected in 2008—information that sheds new light on what’s actually beneath the surface of Enceladus. One of Saturn’s small moons, ...

Saturn's moon Enceladus, with its vast subsurface ocean, has revealed organic molecules in its icy plumes, crucial building ...

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