New research suggests Enceladus’ water plumes may originate from a slushy ice layer rather than its underground ocean.

A theory involving a "mushy zone" of ice along the moon’s fissures could explain the enormous plumes erupting from its south ...

You thought Saturn's 146 moons were impressive? Think again. The ringed planet's moon count has nearly doubled with the ...

Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons , as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team ...

Even before the recently announced moons, Saturn had more than anyone could reasonably keep track of. Now, astronomers have ...

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has long been considered a potential home for life in our solar system. In 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft first discovered towering plumes of water vapor erupting from ...

How can we explore Saturn's moon, Enceladus, to include its surface and subsurface ocean, with the goal of potentially discovering life as we know it? This is what a recent study presented at the ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

Enceladus's Tiger Stripes consist of four main features officially named Damascus Sulcus, Baghdad Sulcus, Cairo Sulcus, and Alexandria Sulcus, with a smaller feature branching off Alexandria ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Enceladus, Saturn's moon, exhibits geysers that may originate from a "mushy zone" within its icy shell rather than a subsurface ocean. This zone forms through ...

The palm-sized spring-loaded jumping robot has gone from barely being able to chain together a few open-loop jumps to ...

The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s ...