Their discovery showed that even tucked away in our innards – in the walls of our stomachs, subjected to vinegar-like pH ...

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

To solve that problem, a team of German researchers at the Technical University in Berlin figured that, instead of having a ...

Europe could be heading to the Saturn moon Enceladus in search of life, according to a new report from planetary scientists who are masterminding a future large-class mission to the outer solar ...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has giant geysers blasting water into space at supersonic speeds. Does it also harbour life beneath its crust? Originally broadcast on 14 Dec 2016.

This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment hopes to address as a team of researchers from the United Kingdom investigated how life that might exist in the depths of ...

Enceladus's potential for life is supported by its subsurface ocean and hydrothermal activity, suggesting it could harbor simple life forms similar to Earth's Archaea. This summary was ...

Anywhere where water exists in liquid form, there could also be life. That’s why Saturn’s moon Enceladus is particularly interesting for researchers. From 2004 to 2017 the Cassini space probe gathered ...

While planets are the obvious choice, their moons can also harbor the chemical ingredients for life. Saturn is orbited by 146 moons, with Enceladus being the sixth largest at approximately 500km ...

H ow 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 ...

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 ...