During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with ...

Researchers dove deep into information gathered from the ice grains that were collected during a close and super-fast flyby ...

In this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in 2009, dramatic plumes of water ice and vapor are seen erupting from ...

Experts have discovered that the moon is leaking heat from both of its poles, which they say indicates that Enceladus could ...

Scientists have detected some of the oldest signs of life on Earth using a new method that recognizes chemical fingerprints ...

How much ice is Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, losing to space when it discharges its interior ocean? This is what a recent study ...

Cutting-edge simulations show that Enceladus’ plumes are losing 20–40% less mass than earlier estimates suggested. The new ...

In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini pointed some of the earliest telescopes at Saturn and made a surprising ...

A new analysis of old Cassini data has also verified past detections of complex organics in Saturn’s E ring, strengthening ...

Cassini data reveal how Saturn’s moon Enceladus leaks enough heat to keep its buried ocean warm and potentially habitable ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave discuss new findings about the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus, the secrets behind chameleons' eye movements and the energy use behind AI computing.

W hen we imagine alien life in books or on TV, we often think of planets like ours inhabited by extraterrestrial people. The ...