Cutting-edge simulations show that Enceladus’ plumes are losing 20–40% less mass than earlier estimates suggested. The new models provide sharper insights into subsurface conditions that future ...

The Enceladus Orbilander is a planned mission that in the 2030s should reach Saturn's sixth-largest moon in a bid to find ...

New findings from NASA’s Cassini mission show that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons and a top contender for extra-terrestrial life, is losing heat from both poles – indicating that it has the ...

Saturn’s small icy moon Enceladus has quietly moved to the center of the search for life beyond Earth, and the latest ...

After analyzing data collected in the final days of the Cassini mission, researchers say there is new evidence that Saturn's moon Enceladus could support life. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window ...

What can the plumes of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, teach scientists about the latter’s internal chemistry and potential for life? This is what a recent study presented at the Joint Meeting of the ...

Geyser-like plumes spray out of the south polar region of Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, into space. Credit: ESA / Science Office illustration A moon of Saturn has a surprising variety of carbon-based ...

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 ...