One of Saturn’s many moons, Enceladus, might look like a frozen wasteland, but astronomers are now saying it has all of the ...

when studying Enceladus, every detail really matters — which brings us to a new, very strange detail that scientists have their eye on: A weird, disappearing dark spot on this ice-capped moon.

NASA's NIAC program is investing in visionary ideas that could revolutionize space exploration. From fusion-powered ...

CANNES, France—The European Space Agency (ESA), as part of its “Moons of the giant Solar ... ESA Outlines Saturn Mission With Enceladus Landing is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense ...

The celestial bodies in our solar system take many forms. Some are made of rock, others gas, and others even ice. The farther ...

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...

On Jan. 4, Saturn briefly hid behind the crescent moon, escaping the view of skywatchers in Europe, Africa, western Russia ...

Ice moons such as Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus are currently at the forefront of the search for extraterrestrial life, as it is believed that beneath their thick icy shells there ...

Looking further into the future, scientists dream of even more ambitious missions. Some ideas include sending submarines into ...

Neutron stars, the dense remains of massive stars that have exploded in supernovae, are some of the most fascinating objects ...

Saturn’s moons Titan and Enceladus, Uranus' moon Miranda and the dwarf planet Ceres. So how could life survive in such a cold, hostile environment? We’ve found plenty of ice in our solar ...