The European Space Agency is planning an ambitious mission to Saturn's moon Enceladus, launching in the 2040s. Utilizing an orbiter and lander, the mi ...

The European Space Agency aims to develop an orbiter-lander mission that will sample the icy plumes of Saturn's icy ocean ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is developing the L4 mission, a combined orbiter and lander spacecraft, targeting Saturn's moon Enceladus for launch around 2042 and arrival in the early 2050s. The ...

A small, icy moon of Saturn called Enceladus is one of the prime targets in the search for life elsewhere in the solar system ...

Cassini narrow-angle camera image looking across the south pole of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus on 30 November 2010. There are complex organic molecules spewing from Saturn’s sixth-largest moon, ...

In a groundbreaking study, NASA’s Cassini mission reveals new discoveries about the organic chemistry on Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons. Published Wednesday in Nature Astronomy and further detailed ...

If future missions confirm sustained heat flow at both poles, Enceladus would strengthen its position as one of the more accessible environments for detecting extraterrestrial life within the Solar ...

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 ...

A team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has outlined the decade-long development and testing of what was originally known as the Europa Lander prototype—a partially autonomous robot ...

"We know that some microbes on Earth can tolerate the range of pH found on Enceladus." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's ...

Cassini image looking across the south pole of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus on 30 November 2010. Jets of water from the moon's underground ocean are visible bursting through cracks in the ice.

Saturn Enceladus In this image provided by NASA, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Enceladus on Nov. 30, 2010, with the shadow of the body of Enceladus on the lower portions of the jets ...