A new study has constrained the Enceladus’ global conductive heat flow by studying its seasonal temperature variations at its north pole (yellow). These results, when combined with existing ones of ...

Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a prime candidate for further research. The researchers analyzed data from the ...

NASA’s Cassini mission has revealed surprising heat flow at Enceladus’ north pole, showing the moon releases energy from both ends. This balance of heat could allow its subsurface ocean to remain ...

Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Let’s kick off the week with a quick roundup of some science news you may have missed. First, ...

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 the solar system which might harbor extraterrestrial life. Old data from ...

Saturn’s E ring contains grains of water ice from the underground ocean on its moon Enceladus. NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute An analysis of tiny ice particles from one of Saturn’s moons ...

Astronomers have found that Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, is spewing out copious amounts of complex organic molecules, suggesting it’s an even more promising place to look for extraterrestrial life than ...

No life has been found on Saturn's 310-mile-wide moon Enceladus. Tthe team of researchers turned to observations made by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft in 2008 during a close flyby of Enceladus to find new ...

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 suitable for life. Their ...