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

This documentary explores the bizarre characteristics of Triton, Neptune’s strange moon that defies the rules of the solar ...

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

The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Makemake’s surface.

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus loses ice mass to space by cryovolcanic geyers, and new TACC supercomputer simulations have ...

NASA researchers have found new evidence that Saturn's ice moon Enceladus could possess the proper conditions to harbor life. The research, using data collected by previous space missions, suggests ...

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

From hot springs and salt pans to mountains and ice caves, we've ranked the most striking and colourful sights found in the ...

The geysers of Enceladus, this icy moon of Saturn, continue to reveal their secrets long after the Cassini probe's passage.