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

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

Underground oceans on moons “are perhaps the best candidates for the emergence of extraterrestrial life in our solar system.

An ocean flowing beneath the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus is spewing ice that holds the building blocks of life.

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

Recent reports are painting a promising picture of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, as it shows increased signs of habitability.

Cassini launched Oct. 15, 1997 on a long-term mission to Saturn and its moons. After a trio of gravity assists, two from ...

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

Simulations indicate that Saturn’s moon Enceladus ejects less ice into space than previously estimated. In the 1600s, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini aimed their telescopes at ...